Synonyms & related words for ascites

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of ascites. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to ascites

Explore words related to ascites — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include hydrops, edema, peritoneal, splenomegaly, cirrhotic, hydrothorax, pleural, anasarca. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does ascites come from?

The word ascites breaks down into 2 roots of Greek origin: asc, from Greek askos (“bag, belly”); and -ites, from Greek -ites (“pertaining to”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.