ascites

(noun)

An accumulation of fluid in the peritoneal cavity, frequently symptomatic of liver disease.

Related Terms

  • jaundice
  • cirrhosis
  • hepatitis

Examples of ascites in the following topics:

  • Edema

    • For example, severe heart failure can cause pulmonary edema, pleural effusions, ascites, and peripheral edema.
    • For example, severe heart failure can cause pulmonary edema, pleural effusions, ascites, and peripheral edema.
  • Hepatitis

    • Extensive damage and scarring of liver, known as cirrhosis, leads to weight loss, easy bruising and bleeding tendencies, peripheral edema and accumulation of ascites, or fluid in the abdominal cavity.
    • Alcoholic hepatitis is characterized by a variable constellation of symptoms, which may include feeling unwell, enlargement of the liver, development of fluid in the abdomen ascites, and a modest elevation of liver blood tests.
  • Ovarian Cancer

    • There can be a build-up of fluid (ascites) in the abdominal cavity.
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