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peritoneum definition

peri·to·neum (per′ə tə nē′əm)

noun pl. peritonea -·ne′a (-ə) or peritoneums -·ne′ums

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

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

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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