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Definition of Ascitic
1. Adjective. Of or relating to or resulting from an abnormal accumulation of protein and electrolyte rich fluid in the peritoneal cavity.
Definition of Ascitic
1. a. Of, pertaining to, or affected by, ascites; dropsical.
Definition of Ascitic
1. Adjective. Of, pertaining to, or suffering from ascites ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Ascitic
1. ascites [adj] - See also: ascites
Medical Definition of Ascitic
1. Relating to ascites. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ascitic
Literary usage of Ascitic
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Edinburgh Medical Journal (1876)
"Dr Foulis again showed drawings of the little masses of sprouting cells which he
had discovered in ascitic fluids surrounding ovarian tumours, ..."
2. The Principles and Practice of Medicine: Designed for the Use of by William Osler (1905)
"The colloid cancer may produce a totally different picture; instead-of ascitic
fluid, the abdomen is occupied by the semi-solid gelatinous substance, ..."
3. The Journal of Experimental Medicine by Rockefeller University, Rockefeller Institute, Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research (1905)
"An experiment made with ascitic fluid III may be recorded at this point. Tests were
made to learn at what temperature the haemolytic action of fresh active ..."
4. Gynecology by Brooke Melancthon Anspach (1921)
"Anterior aspect of abdomen, with extreme ascitic distention; same case as Fig.
136. Note uniform and symmetrical distention. (Stetson Hospital.) FIG. 136. ..."
5. The Medical Examination for Life Insurance and Its Associated Clinical by Charles Lyman Greene (1905)
"ascitic Fluid.—Movable dullness, bulging of the flanks when the subject is
recumbent, and the ascitic wave-thrill transmitted from side to side on tapping, ..."
6. Transactions of the Obstetrical Society of London: Vol. I-XLIX, for the Year by Obstetrical Society of London (1876)
"The ascitic foetus referred to us for examination was in a state of decomposition.
The epidermis was loose and could be easily peeled off. ..."
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