ascites

abnormal buildup of fluid in the abdomen
Thing symptom_or_sign Q193889
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ascites

Summary

ascites is a symptom or sign[1]. ascites ranks in the top 10% of symptom_or_sign entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,586 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • ascites's instance of is recorded as symptom or sign[3].
  • ascites is a type of abdominal symptom[4].
  • ascites is a type of effusion[5].
  • ascites's Commons category is recorded as Ascites[6].
  • ascites's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[7].
  • ascites's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 9[8].
  • ascites's has effect is recorded as bulging flanks[9].
  • ascites's has effect is recorded as Q3483683[10].
  • ascites's has effect is recorded as fluid wave test[11].
  • ascites's has effect is recorded as shifting dullness[12].
  • ascites's health specialty is recorded as gastroenterology[13].
  • ascites's exact match is recorded as http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HP_0001541[14].
  • ascites's exact match is recorded as http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/SYMP_0000526[15].
  • ascites's WordLift URL is recorded as http://data.medicalrecords.com/medicalrecords/healthwise/ascites[16].

Body

Definition and Type

ascites's instance of is recorded as symptom or sign[3]. Recorded subclass of include abdominal symptom[4] and effusion[5].

Why It Matters

ascites ranks in the top 10% of symptom_or_sign entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,586 views/month).[2] ascites has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] ascites is known by 37 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Symptom Ontology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Human Phenotype Ontology release 2018-03-08. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Symptom Ontology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . medicalrecords.com. medicalrecords.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Health specialty gastroenterology
    Has effect bulging flanks, Q3483683, fluid wave test +1
    Instance of symptom or sign
    Great russian encyclopedia online id (2017) 1836800
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007295765805171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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