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MeSH Heading: Ascitic Fluid
Tree Number(s): A12.207.119
Unique ID: D001202
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D001202
Scope Note: The serous fluid of ASCITES, the accumulation of fluids in the PERITONEAL CAVITY.
Entry Term(s): Peritoneal Effusion; Peritoneal Fluid
Previous Indexing: Ascites (1966-1967)
See Also: Peritoneal Lavage
Public MeSH Note: 68
Online Note: use ASCITIC FLUID to search PERITONEAL FLUID 1968-89
History Note: 68; was in Cat A 1968-83; PERITONEAL EFFUSION was PERITONEAL FLUID see under ASCITIC FLUID 1968-83
Date Established: 1968/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2022/04/13

Allowable Qualifiers: chemistry (CH)

cytology (CY)

diagnostic imaging (DG)

drug effects (DE)

enzymology (EN)

immunology (IM)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiology (PH)

radiation effects (RE)

virology (VI)

Ascitic Fluid MeSH Descriptor Data 2025