Definition of sleep hygiene in US English - habits and practices that are conducive to sleeping well on a regular basis
A number of conditions can cause fluid in the abdomen, including liver disease, heart disease and cancer. This page is about ascites due to cancer. This is usually a sign that the cancer has spread and is advanced. Cancers that can cause ascites include. 1  Ovarian cancer. 2  Breast cancer. 3  Bowel cancer. 4  Stomach cancer.
In Netter's Atlas of Human Physiology, body water is broken down into the following compartments: 1  Intracellular fluid (2/3 of body water). 2  Extracellular fluid (1/3 of body water). 3  Plasma (1/5 of extracellular fluid). 4  Interstitial fluid (4/5 of extracellular fluid). 5  Transcellular fluid (a.k.a. third space, normally ignored in calculations). 6  Contai