noun pl. peritonea or peritoneums
Origin: LL < Gr peritonaion < peri-, around + teinein, to stretch: see thin
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also per·i·to·nae·um
noun pl. per·i·to·ne·a also per·i·to·nae·a (-tn-ēˈə)Origin:
Origin: Middle English
Origin: , from Late Latin peritonaeum
Origin: , from Greek peritonaion
Origin: , from peritonaios, stretched across
Origin: , from peritonos, stretched around
Origin: : peri-, peri-
Origin: + teinein, to stretch; see ten- in Indo-European roots
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