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peritonitis Definition

peri·to·ni·tis (per′ə tə nītis)

noun

inflammation of the peritoneum

Etymology: see -itis

peritonitis Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • generalize: Later that day Mrs A was admitted to hospital, where she was found to have generalized peritonitis.
  • cause: X-rays revealed that the bone had ruptured his bowel causing peritonitis.
  • have: I had peritonitis over xmas and I did my morning bag, totally clear.
  • develop: There is an increased chance that your child could develop peritonitis or inflammation of the lining of the abdomen.
  • sclerosing: Did anyone tell you about sclerosing peritonitis or calcification?
  • result: Symptoms of advanced disease include intestinal obstruction, perforation and resulting peritonitis.

Adjective modifier

  • bacterial: Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis is common in end-stage liver disease.
  • spontaneous: Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis is common in end-stage liver disease.
  • infectious: Feline leucocyte antigen class II polymorphism and susceptibility to feline infectious peritonitis.
  • feline: Feline leucocyte antigen class II polymorphism and susceptibility to feline infectious peritonitis.
  • secondary: Failure to improve suggests fungal and secondary peritonitis ( see below ), or just a bad infection.
  • fungal: Fungal peritonitis Has a high mortality rate and almost always leads to catheter loss.

Noun used with modifier

egg: This unnaturally high output of eggs causes a disease -- egg peritonitis -- that is the main cause of death in laying ducks.

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