different between peritoneal vs ascites

English

Alternative forms

• peritonæal

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -i??l

Adjective

peritoneal (not comparable)

1. Of, relating to, or affecting the peritoneum.
   • 1914, Transactions of the Section on Genito-Urinary Diseases of the American Medical Association, page 80:

     After opening the bladder (incision extending 1 inch pubically from peritoneal fold) the prostate was was injected deeply with 1 per cent. cocain while the pericapsular region was injected with the 1 : 400 novocain solution.

Usage notes

Do not confuse peritoneal (which concerns certain things inside the abdomen) with peroneal (which concerns the lower leg) nor with perineal (which concerns the skin between the genitals and anus); the words can sound somewhat similar, especially in rapid speech such as a doctor's dictation.

Derived terms

• retroperitoneal

Translations

Portuguese

Adjective

peritoneal m or f (plural peritoneais, comparable)

1. peritoneal (relating to or affecting the peritoneum)

Romanian

Etymology

From French péritonéal

Adjective

peritoneal m or n (feminine singular peritoneal?, masculine plural peritoneali, feminine and neuter plural peritoneale)

1. peritoneal

Declension

Spanish

Etymology

peritoneo +? -al

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pe?itone?al/, [pe.?i.t?o.ne?al]
• Rhymes: -al
• Hyphenation: pe?ri?to?ne?al

Adjective

peritoneal (plural peritoneales)

1. (anatomy) peritoneal

Derived terms

• intraperitoneal
• retroperitoneal
• transperitoneal

Further reading

• “peritoneal” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

English

Etymology

From Latin asc?t?s, borrowed from Ancient Greek ??????? (askít?s), from ????? (askós, “wineskin”).

Noun

ascites (plural ascites)

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

Synonyms

• hydroperitoneum, seroperitoneum
• abdominal dropsy

Derived terms

• ascitic
• ascitogenic

Translations

See also

• ascetes, ascetic

Anagrams

• Stacies, Tessica, ectasis