Peritoneal

[per-i-tn-ee-uhm]

per·i·to·ne·um

[per-i-tn-ee-uhm]
noun, plural per·i·to·ne·ums, per·i·to·ne·a [-tn-ee-uh] . Anatomy.
the serous membrane lining the abdominal cavity and investing its viscera.

Origin:
1535–45; < Late Latin, variant spelling of peritonaeum < Greek peritónaion, noun use of neuter of peritónaios, synonymous derivative of perítonos stretched round. See peri-, tone, -eous

per·i·to·ne·al, adjective
per·i·to·ne·al·ly, adverb
pre·per·i·to·ne·al, adjective
sub·per·i·to·ne·al, adjective
trans·per·i·to·ne·al, adjective
EXPAND
trans·per·i·to·ne·al·ly, adverb
COLLAPSE
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peritoneum (ˌpɛrɪtəˈniːəm)
 
n , pl -nea, -neums
a thin translucent serous sac that lines the walls of the abdominal cavity and covers most of the viscera
 
[C16: via Late Latin from Greek peritonaion, from peritonos stretched around, from peri- + tenein to stretch]
 
perito'neal
 
adj

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