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Definition of ascites in English: ascitesnoun əˈsʌɪtiːzəˈsīdēz mass nounMedicine The accumulation of fluid in the peritoneal cavity, causing abdominal swelling. Example sentencesExamples - Signs and symptoms are primarily those of liver cirrhosis and ascites.
- Patients who have cirrhosis with ascites are prone to spontaneous bacterial peritonitis.
- With the increase of liver protein synthesis, the liver has a tendency to enlarge causing ascites (abdominal swelling).
- Patients present with the insidious onset of ascites, abdominal pain, and fever.
- The CT scan confirmed my first impression - an ovarian cancer with ascites.
Derivatives adjective əˈsɪtɪkəˈsɪdɪk Medicine Denoting or relating to an accumulation of fluid in the peritoneal cavity. Example sentencesExamples - ascitic hepatic carcinoma
- Treatment of hepatic hydrothorax is usual ascitic care, including salt restriction and diuretics.
- No malignant cells were detected in the ascitic fluid.
- Tubercular ascitic fluid is of high attenuation value due to its high protein content.
Origin Late Middle English: via late Latin from Greek askitēs, from askos 'wineskin'. Definition of ascites in US English: ascitesnounəˈsīdēz Medicine The accumulation of fluid in the peritoneal cavity, causing abdominal swelling. Example sentencesExamples - Patients who have cirrhosis with ascites are prone to spontaneous bacterial peritonitis.
- Signs and symptoms are primarily those of liver cirrhosis and ascites.
- With the increase of liver protein synthesis, the liver has a tendency to enlarge causing ascites (abdominal swelling).
- The CT scan confirmed my first impression - an ovarian cancer with ascites.
- Patients present with the insidious onset of ascites, abdominal pain, and fever.
Origin Late Middle English: via late Latin from Greek askitēs, from askos ‘wineskin’. |