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peritoneum
[ per-i-tuh-nee-uhm ]
noun
- the serous membrane lining the abdominal cavity and investing its viscera.
peritoneum
/ ˌɛɪəˈԾːə /
noun
- a thin translucent serous sac that lines the walls of the abdominal cavity and covers most of the viscera
peritoneum
/ ĕ′ĭ-ٲ-ŧ′ə /
, Plural peritonea
- The membrane that lines the walls of the abdomen and the pelvis (called the parietal peritoneum) and encloses the abdominal and pelvic organs (called the visceral peritoneum.) The space between the two, the peritoneal cavity, fills with inflammatory cells and pus when the peritoneum becomes infected.
Derived Forms
- ˌٴˈԱ, adjective
Other yvlog Forms
- ··ٴ·Ա· adjective
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of peritoneum1
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of peritoneum1
Example Sentences
Furthermore, it’s possible that the constant recirculation of dialysis solution could strain delicate membranes and “burn out the peritoneum faster”, he says.
William Schaffner, a professor of medicine and infectious diseases at Vanderbilt University’s medical school, said another possibility is that an infection has spilled into the peritoneum, the lining of the abdomen.
Indira died on Monday due to an "acute inflammation of the peritoneum" and was buried after a post-mortem.
The mesentery is a double fold of the peritoneum, the lining of the abdominal cavity, which attaches the stomach, small intestine, colon and other organs to the abdomen.
The mesentery is a double fold of the peritoneum, which is the lining of the abdominal cavity.
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