ascites

Meaning

An accumulation of fluid in the peritoneal cavity, frequently symptomatic of liver disease.

Synonyms

dropsy

abdominal dropsy

peritoneal fluid

ascitic fluid

peritoneal dropsy

hydroperitoneum

oedema

Translations

ascite

ascitis

ascite

ascite

Aszites

حبن

ascites

Bauchwassersucht

idropsia

ascites

buikwaterzucht

sıskalık

accumulazione addominale

Pronounced as (IPA)

/əˈsaɪtiːz/

Etymology

From Latin ascītēs, borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀσκίτης (askítēs), from ἀσκός (askós, “wineskin”).