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Ascites

Ascites Meaning & Definition
Ascites Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Ascites?

[n] accumulation of serous fluid in peritoneal cavity

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Ascites In Webster's Dictionary

\As*ci"tes\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ? (sc. ? disease), fr. ? bladder, belly.] (Med.) A collection of serous fluid in the cavity of the abdomen; dropsy of the peritoneum. --Dunglison.

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