See Also: Ascites(medicine)
Ascites(health)
ascites(dictionary)
ascites tumour(medicine)
ascites adiposus(medicine)
pseudochylous ascites(medicine)
milky ascites(medicine)
haemorrhagic ascites(medicine)
gelatinous ascites(medicine)
ascites in neonates(medicine)

ascites (iou)



ascites noun. Pl. same. LME.
[Late Latin from Greek askites dropsy, from askos wineskin.]
Medicine. Abnormal accumulation of fluid in the abdomen.
ascitic adjective of, pertaining to, or affected with ascites L17.
ascitical adjective (now rare) = ascitic L17.