ascites

ascites

English

Etymology

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

Noun

ascites (plural ascites)

1. (medicine) An accumulation of fluid in the peritoneal cavity, frequently symptomatic of liver disease.

Synonyms

• hydroperitoneum, seroperitoneum
• abdominal dropsy

Derived terms

• ascitic
• ascitogenic

Translations

symptom

Catalan: ascites (ca) f Chinese: Mandarin: 腹水 (zh) (fùshuǐ) Danish: please add this translation if you can Finnish: vesivatsa

Greek: ασκίτης m (askítis) Japanese: 腹水 (fukusui) Korean: please add this translation if you can Polish: wodobrzusze n Portuguese: ascite (pt) f

See also

• ascetes, ascetic

Anagrams

• ectasis