ASCITES

(Lat.), n. m. 'tez(tas). Gen., asci'tæ; ace., asci/ten. Gr., doxirns Peat eon erro) tne bag-like dropsy (from aoxés, a pouch or bottle). … ascite, hydropisie du bas ventre (ou du péritoine), hydropéritoine [Piorry]. Ger., Bauchwa ersucht. It., ascite. Sp., ascitis. Syn.: hydro peritoneum, hydrops eritonæi (seu abdominis). Dropsy of the per it onæum (or of the liy), abdominal dro}; à col leet i on of serous fluid in the peritoneal cavity, especially one not due to inflammation of the peritoneum. It is a symptom of various diseases, especially of the heart, liver, and kidneys, or may be due to local causes, such as degeneration of the ie or obstruction of the portai circulation. The sp. gr. of the liquid varies from 1008 to 1°014, and it occasionally contains fibrin, cho i ester in, biliary elements, etc., and, in cases of renal origin, urea. [D, 21; Eichhorst (M, 1).]—Active a., ouch or bot- Ger., schlauchfôrmig. Acute a. Fr., ascite aigué. A form in which a large effusion takes place suddenly, especially as the result of exposure to wet and cold.. {D, 1.]—A: ab aqua san gui no i ent a (seu nigrescente). See A. cruentus.—A. abdominal is. See A—A. ab exanthem ate. A. attributed to the suppre ion of a cutaneous eruption. [L, 132.]—A. ab hepate. A. due to hepatic disease, [L, 182.]—A. ab her pet i bus repre is. See A, ab exauthemate.—A. ab in an it i one et coil i quat i one. See A. a san gui flux i bus—A. ab open A. from visceral obstruction. [{L; 132; M, 60.—A. ab ovariis. A. due to ovarian disease. [L, 132.|—A. a coll i quat i one. See A. febrilis._A. a cruore ioturæ carnium simiii, A. a cruore mero. See À. cruentus.—A. adiposus. Fr., ascite huileuse. A form in which the effusion contains much fatty matter and occasionally penton , casein-like ma es, or lecithin; commonly a ociated with malignant or tubercular disease of the per it onæum. [H, Eichhorst (A, 319).J—A. a liene. A. due to eniargement of the spleen from malarial poisoning. [L, 132.|—A.a me sente rio strumoso. See A. scrofulosus.—A. arthritic us. A, due to gout, [L, 132.J—A. a san gui flux i bus. A. due to impoverishment of the blood from repeated hemorrhages. [L, 132.]—A. a scabie repuisa. See A. ab exanthenate.—A. a vesica disrupt a. See À. urinosus.—A. calid us. See Acute a.—A. chylosus. See Chylous EFFUSION.—A. cruentus. Heemorrhage into the peritoneeum. [L, 132.]—A. exquartana (Werlhof]. A. due to malarial fever of the quartan type. [L, 119, 132.]—A. febriiis. A. occurring as the result of a fever. p, 119, 182.J—A. flatulento-peritonzeus. Abdominal distension from tympanites. [L, 132.|—A. hepatiens. A. due to hepatic disease.—A. hepato-cysticu: Dropsy or great distension of the gall-bladder. [M, 60.]—A. intereus. Dropsy situated between the skin and the peritoneum. {L, 132; M, 60.]—A. intermuseularis. Œdem a of the abdominal muscles. [L, 132.]—A. maculis repre is. See A. ab exunthemate,—A. of the uterus. See HypromeTra.—A. oleos us. See A. adiposus.—A. omental is. Dios of the omentum. {L, 182.]—A. ovarii. See Ovarian cystoma.—A. puruiento-per it onæus, A, purulent us. Ger., Eiterbauchwa ersucht. A collection of puruient matter in the peritoneum. (L, 182.])—A. rubeola repre a. See À. ab exanthem ate.—A. saccatus, 1. Enoyeed dropsy of the per it onæum; a form in which the effusion is shut off from the general peritoneal cavity by inflammatory exudate or adhesions. 2. Ovarian dropsy. [L, 84, 132.] See Ovarian CYSTOMA.—Â. sanguineo-intercus. Hemorrhage beneath the peritoneum, separating it from the abdominal muscles.!L, 132.]— A. sanguineo-per it onæus. Hemorrhage into the abdominal muscles. (he 182, |—A. sanguineo-uterinus. See HÆMATOMETRA, —A. scorbutic us [Boerhaave]. A. due to scurvy or accompanied with scorbutic symptoms, [L, 132. ring in serofulous children. [L, 132. lati on of water in the stomach. [L, 1 of urine into the peritoneum. [L, 1 DROMETRA.—A. vaginal is. Fr., ascite vaginale. muskelscheidewa ersucht. An accumulation of liquid within the sheath of the rectus abdominis muscle. [L, 44.|—A. vulgatior. A. preceded by high-colored, scanty urine, evidently due to kidne, disease, (L, 132.}—Chronic a, A. of long standing, or in whic! the effusion takes place slowly. [M.]—Chyiiform a., Chylous a. Fr., ascite chyliforme. See Chylous erruston.—Eneysted a. See A, saccatus—Hepatic a. See A. hepatic us.—Hydrops a. adios us. See À, adiposus.—Mechanical a., Pa ive a. A. due to isease of the heart, liver, spleen, or kidneys leading to retardation of the blood current in the vena portee. [D,1.])—Sacecated a. See A. —Subeutaneous a. edema of the abdominal wall. (L, sceral a. See Mechanical a.