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Abstract
Accumulation or retention of free fluid within the peritoneal cavity.
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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.
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do not index here for routine liver cirrhosis or Ehrlich ascites tumor; text must discuss ascites especially; chylous ascites: index CHYLOPERITONEUM
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Ascites. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D001201. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D001201
- Ascites. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ascites
- Ascites. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q193889