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as·ci·tes (ə sīt′ēz′)

noun pl. ascites -·tes

an accumulation of fluid in the peritoneal cavity of the abdomen

Etymology: LL < Gr askitēs, kind of dropsy < askos: see asco-

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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