See Also: steatitic(medicine)

ascites (iou) and steatitic (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.

steatitic (medicine)


steatitic
<chemical> Pertaining to, or of the Nature of, steatite; containing or resembling steatite.

Source: Websters Dictionary