ASCITES


Meaning of ASCITES in English

[as.ci.tes] n, pl ascites [ME aschytes, fr. LL ascites, fr. Gk askites, fr. askos] (14c): accumulation of serous fluid in the spaces between tissues and organs in the cavity of the abdomen -- as.cit.ic adj

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