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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
ascites /əˈsʌɪtiːz/

▶noun Medicine the accumulation of fluid in the peritoneal cavity, causing abdominal swelling.

– derivatives
ascitic adjective.

– origin ME: via late L. from Gk askitēs, from askos ‘wineskin’.

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