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peritonea

Variant of peritoneum

noun pl. peritonea or peritoneums

the transparent serous membrane lining the abdominal cavity and reflected inward at various places to cover the visceral organs

Origin: LL < Gr peritonaion < peri-, around + teinein, to stretch: see thin

Related Forms:

peritoneal adjective

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