ascite

French

Etymology

From Latin ascites.

Pronunciation

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Noun

ascite f (plural ascites)

1. (pathology) ascites

Further reading

• “ascite”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Italian

Etymology

From Latin ascites.

Noun

ascite f (plural asciti)

1. (pathology) ascites

Derived terms

• ascitico

Further reading

• ascite in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

• asceti, astice, cestai, escita, sciate, secati

Latin

Participle

ascīte

1. vocative masculine singular of ascītus

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ascītēs.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈsi.t͡ʃi/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈsi.t͡ʃi/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈsi.te/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ɐʃˈsi.tɨ/, /ɐˈʃi.tɨ/

• Hyphenation: as‧ci‧te

Noun

ascite f (plural ascites)

1. (pathology) ascites (accumulation of fluid in the peritoneal cavity)

Further reading

• “ascite”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024