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Serous vs Ascites - What's the difference?

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In medicine|lang=en terms the difference between serous and ascites

is that serous is (medicine) containing, secreting, or resembling serum; watery; a fluid or discharge that is pale yellow and transparent, usually representing something of a benign nature (this contrasts with the term sanguine, which means blood-tinged and usually harmful) while ascites is (medicine) an accumulation of fluid in the peritoneal cavity, frequently symptomatic of liver disease.

As an adjective serous

is (medicine) containing, secreting, or resembling serum; watery; a fluid or discharge that is pale yellow and transparent, usually representing something of a benign nature (this contrasts with the term sanguine, which means blood-tinged and usually harmful).

As a noun ascites is

(medicine) an accumulation of fluid in the peritoneal cavity, frequently symptomatic of liver disease.

serous

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (medicine) Containing, secreting, or resembling serum; watery; a fluid or discharge that is pale yellow and transparent, usually representing something of a benign nature. (This contrasts with the term sanguine, which means blood-tinged and usually harmful.)

    • Derived terms

    * serous gland * serous membrane

    Related terms

    * mucous * blood serum * muscle serum * serum albumin

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    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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