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as⋅ci⋅tes

  [uh-sahy-teez]
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–noun Pathology.
accumulation of serous fluid in the peritoneal cavity; dropsy of the peritoneum.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME aschites < ML < Gk askítēs (hýdrōps) abdominal (dropsy), equiv. to ask(ós) belly + -itēs -ite 1

Related forms:
as⋅cit⋅ic  [uh-sit-ik] , as⋅cit⋅i⋅cal, adjective
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Main Entry: as·ci·tes
Pronunciation: &-'sIt-Ez
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural ascites
: accumulation of serousfluid in the spaces between tissues and organs in the cavity of the abdomen called also hydroperitoneum —as·cit·ic /-'sit-ik/ adjective
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ascites as·ci·tes (ə-sī'tēz)
n. pl. ascites
The accumulation of serous fluid in the peritoneal cavity. Also called hydroperitoneum.

as·cit'ic (-sĭt'ĭk) adj.

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