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Ascites vs Oedema - What's the difference?

ascites | oedema |

As nouns the difference between ascites and oedema

is that ascites is an accumulation of fluid in the peritoneal cavity, frequently symptomatic of liver disease while oedema is an excessive accumulation of serum in tissue spaces or a body cavity.

ascites

English

Noun

(ascites) (wikipedia ascites)
  • (medicine) An accumulation of fluid in the peritoneal cavity, frequently symptomatic of liver disease.

    • Derived terms

    * ascitic

    Synonyms

    * hydroperitoneum * abdominal dropsy

    See also

    * ascetes, ascetic

    Anagrams

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    oedema

    English

    (wikipedia oedema)

    Alternative forms

    * edema (US) * (UK)

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • (British, pathology) An excessive accumulation of serum in tissue spaces or a body cavity
  • (British) A similar swelling in plants caused by excessive accumulation of water

    • Synonyms

    * dropsy (1) * hydrops