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ascites
[ uh-sahy-teez ]
/ əˈsaɪ tiz /
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noun Pathology.
accumulation of serous fluid in the peritoneal cavity; dropsy of the peritoneum.
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Origin of ascites
1350–1400; Middle English aschites<Medieval Latin <Greek askítēs (hýdrōps) abdominal (dropsy), equivalent to ask(ós) belly + -itēs-ite1
OTHER WORDS FROM ascites
as·cit·ic [uh-sit-ik], /əˈsɪt ɪk/, as·cit·i·cal, adjectiveWords nearby ascites
asci, ascidian, ascidium, ascigerous, ASCII, ascites, asclepiadaceous, Asclepiadean, asclepias, Asclepius, asco-
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British Dictionary definitions for ascites
ascites
/ (əˈsaɪtiːz) /
noun plural ascites
accumulation of serous fluid in the peritoneal cavity
Derived forms of ascites
ascitic (əˈsɪtɪk), adjectiveWord Origin for ascites
C14: from Latin: a kind of dropsy, from Greek askitēs, from askos wineskin
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