different between peritonitis vs ascites

English

Noun

peritonitis (countable and uncountable, plural peritonitides or peritonites)

1. (pathology) Inflammation of the peritoneum, especially when caused by an infectious organism introduced into the abdominal cavity

Derived terms

• chemical peritonitis
• metroperitonitis

Translations

Catalan

Etymology

peritoneu +? -itis

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /p?.?i.tu?ni.tis/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /pe.?i.to?ni.tis/
• Rhymes: -itis
• Hyphenation: pe?ri?to?ni?tis

Noun

peritonitis f (plural peritonitis)

1. (pathology) peritonitis

Further reading

• “peritonitis” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin peritonitis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?pe?.ri.to??ni.t?s/, /?pe?.ri.to??ni.t?s/, (Southern Dutch) [?p??.ri.to??ni.t?s], (Northern Dutch) [?p??.ri.to(??)?ni.t?s]
• Hyphenation: pe?ri?to?ni?tis
• Rhymes: -it?s

Noun

peritonitis f (uncountable)

1. peritonitis

   Synonym: buikvliesontsteking

Related terms

• peritoneum

Spanish

Etymology

peritoneo +? -itis

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pe?ito?nitis/, [pe.?i.t?o?ni.t?is]
• Rhymes: -itis
• Hyphenation: pe?ri?to?ni?tis

Noun

peritonitis f (plural peritonitis)

1. (pathology) peritonitis

Further reading

• “peritonitis” 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