Ascites is a collective symptomatic term for any disease which causes fluid accumulation in the abdomen. Dogs with ascites usually present with a pendulous abdomen and ballotment leads to fluid wave on auscultaiton. Although there are a large number of underlying causes, ascites is commonly seen in: Heart diseases.
Farfalle (Italian: [farËfalle]) are a type of pasta/noodle commonly known as bow-tie pasta. The name is derived from the Italian word farfalla (butterfly). The 'e' at the end of the word is the Italian feminine plural ending, making the meaning of the word butterflies.
The Farallon Islands are outcroppings of the Salinian Block, a vast geologic province of granitic continental crust sharing its origins with the core of the Sierra Nevada Mountains. The block was torn off far to the south and rifted north by the San Andreas Fault which lies to the east of the islands.