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Meaning of peritoneum in English

  1. Pronunciation

    /ˌpɛrɪtnˈiəm/

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  1. Noun

    peritoneum

    Etymology

    late Middle English: via late Latin from Greek peritonaion, from peritonos‘stretched round’, from peri-‘around’ + -tonos‘stretched’

    Definitions

    1. a transparent membrane that lines the abdominal cavity in mammals and covers most of the viscera

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