PERITONEUM
\pˌɛɹɪtˈə͡ʊniːəm], \pˌɛɹɪtˈəʊniːəm], \p_ˌɛ_ɹ_ɪ_t_ˈəʊ_n_iː__ə_m]\
Definitions of PERITONEUM
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 2010 - Medical Dictionary Database
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1898 - Warner's pocket medical dictionary of today.
- 1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms.
- 1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
- 1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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The smooth serous membrane which lines the cavity of the abdomen, or the whole body cavity when there is no diaphragm, and, turning back, surrounds the viscera, forming a closed, or nearly closed, sac.
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The smooth serous membrane which lines the cavity of the abdomen, or the whole body cavity when there is no diaphragm, and, turning back, surrounds the viscera, forming a closed, or nearly closed, sac.
By Noah Webster.
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Endothelial lining of the abdominal cavity, the parietal peritoneum covering the inside of the abdominal wall and the visceral peritoneum covering the bowel, the mesentery, and certain of the organs. The portion that covers the bowel becomes the serosal layer of the bowel wall.
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By William R. Warner
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A serous membrane partly applied against the abdominal walls, partly reflected over the contained viscera.
By Henderson, I. F.; Henderson, W. D.
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Serous membrane which lines the abdominal walls (parietal p.) and the contained viscera {visceral p.).
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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The largest serous membrane of the body which lines the abdominal cavity and furnishes a more or less complete investment for the abdominal viscera except the (kidneys which are retroperitoneal), and retains them in position by its duplicatures. It is divided into two portions, the parietal that lining the wall of the abdomen and the visceral (covering the viscera). It forms a closed sac except in the female, where it communicates with the exterior by means of the oviducts.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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