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ascites (n.)

"abdominal dropsy," late 14c., from Latin ascites, from Greek askites (hydrops), literally "baglike dropsy," from askos "leather bag, sack, wine-skin," a word of unknown origin.

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Definitions of ascites from WordNet

ascites (n.)
accumulation of serous fluid in peritoneal cavity;
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