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- Ascites [r]: Accumulation of serous fluids in the space between the tissues and organs of the abdominal cavity. [e]
- Cirrhosis [r]: A liver disease in which the normal microcirculation, the gross vascular anatomy, and the hepatic architecture have been variably destroyed and altered with fibrous septa surrounding regenerated or regenerating parenchymal nodules (National Library of Medicine). [e]
- Fever [r]: Elevation in the central body temperature of warm-blooded animals caused by abnormal functioning of the thermoregulatory mechanisms. [e]
- Paracentesis [r]: A procedure in health care in which fluid is withdrawn from a body cavity via a trocar and cannula, needle, or other hollow instrument (National Library of Medicine). [e]
- Peritonitis [r]: An inflammation of the peritoneum (the serous membrane which lines part of the abdominal cavity and some of the viscera it contains). [e]
- Proton pump inhibitor [r]: Drugs used to lower gastrointestinal acidity by blocking acid secretion [e]
- Symptom [r]: A subjective description of an abnormal state, recounted by a patient, which is informative, but different from the objective result of a sign. [e]
