peritoneum

pronunciation

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  • Noun:
    a transparent membrane that lines the abdominal cavity in mammals and covers most of the viscera

Word Origin

peritoneum (n.)
early 15c., from Late Latin peritonaeum, from Greek peritonaion "abdominal membrane," literally "part stretched over," noun use of neuter of peritonaios "stretched over," from peri- "around" (see peri-) + teinein "to stretch" (see tenet). Related: Peritoneal.

Example

1. She never knew that her liver had been ripped in half and blood was rushing into her peritoneum .

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