ascites; abdominal fluid
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
pathological accumulation of fluid in the peritoneal cavity
technicalA medical term referring to an abnormal buildup of fluid, often a symptom of underlying diseases like heart failure, liver cirrhosis, or kidney disease. It can cause abdominal swelling and discomfort.
Wǎn晚
qī期
gān肝
yìng硬
huà化
huàn患
zhě者
cháng常
cháng常
huì会
chū出
xiàn现
fù腹
shuǐ水
。
Patients with advanced liver cirrhosis often develop ascites.
Yī医
shēng生
tōng通
guò过
fù腹
qiāng腔
chuān穿
cì刺
lái来
chōu抽
qǔ取
fù腹
shuǐ水
yǐ以
jiǎn减
qīng轻
huàn患
zhě者
de的
zhèng症
zhuàng状
。
The doctor performed a paracentesis to drain the ascites and alleviate the patient's symptoms.
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Xīn心
zàng脏
bìng病
hé和
shèn肾
yán炎
dōu都
kě可
néng能
yǐn引
qǐ起
fù腹
shuǐ水
。
Both heart disease and nephritis can cause ascites.
Zhěn诊
duàn断
xū需
yào要
qū区
fēn分
fù腹
shuǐ水
shì是
lòu漏
chū出
xìng性
de的
hái还
shì是
shèn渗
chū出
xìng性
de的
。
Diagnosis requires differentiating whether the ascites is transudative or exudative.