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Peritonitis vs Ascites - What's the difference?

peritonitis | ascites |

As nouns the difference between peritonitis and ascites

is that peritonitis is inflammation of the peritoneum, especially when caused by an infectious organism introduced into the abdominal cavity while ascites is an accumulation of fluid in the peritoneal cavity, frequently symptomatic of liver disease.

peritonitis

English

(wikipedia peritonitis)

Noun

  • (pathology) Inflammation of the peritoneum, especially when caused by an infectious organism introduced into the abdominal cavity

    • Derived terms

    * metroperitonitis

    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

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