third spacing
English
Noun
third
spacing
(
uncountable
)
(
biology
,
medicine
)
The abnormal
accumulation
of
fluid
(watery liquid) into an
extracellular
and
extravascular
space or
potential space
(i.e., outside
vessels
and outside
cells
).
See also
ascites
edema
effusion
extravasation
interstitial fluid
swelling
transcellular