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Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms > Pathologic Processes > Ascites

Preferred term

Ascites  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Note

  • do not index here for routine liver cirrhosis or Ehrlich ascites tumor; text must discuss ascites especially; chylous ascites: index CHYLOPERITONEUM

Scope note

  • Accumulation or retention of free fluid within the peritoneal cavity.

In other languages

  • askites

    Finnish

  • ascites
  • liquor cavitatis peritonei
  • vatsakalvonontelon neste
  • vesivatsa
  • vesivatsa (askites)
  • Vätska i buken

    Swedish

  • Ascites

URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D001201

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