Diseases

Ascites

Accumulation or retention of free fluid within the peritoneal cavity.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

Accumulation or retention of free fluid within the peritoneal cavity.

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35 allowable subheadings

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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Indexing Annotation

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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Tree Number

  1. C23.550.081w

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NLM Classification

WI 575

AMA Style

References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Ascites. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D001201. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D001201
  2. Ascites. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ascites
  3. Ascites. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q193889