As·cī'tēs, n.
n. [Lat. ascites, Gr. ἀσκίτης (sc. νόσος, disease), from ἀσκός, leathern bag, bladder, belly.] (Med.) A collection of serous fluid in the abdomen; dropsy of the peritoneum. Dunglison.
n. [Lat. ascites, Gr. ἀσκίτης (sc. νόσος, disease), from ἀσκός, leathern bag, bladder, belly.] (Med.) A collection of serous fluid in the abdomen; dropsy of the peritoneum. Dunglison.