transcription, транскрипция: [ ə-ˈsī-tēz ]
noun
( plural ascites )
Etymology: Middle English aschytes, from Late Latin ascites, from Greek askitēs, from askos
Date: 14th century
: abnormal accumulation of serous fluid in the spaces between tissues and organs in the cavity of the abdomen
• as·cit·ic -ˈsi-tik adjective