transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌper-ə-tə-ˈnē-əm ]
noun
( plural peri·to·ne·ums -ˈnē-əmz ; or peri·to·nea -ˈnē-ə)
Etymology: Middle English, from Late Latin, from Greek peritonaion, neuter of peritonaios stretched around, from peri- + teinein to stretch — more at thin
Date: 15th century
: the smooth transparent serous membrane that lines the cavity of the abdomen of a mammal and is folded inward over the abdominal and pelvic viscera
• peri·to·ne·al -ˈnē-əl adjective
• peri·to·ne·al·ly -ə-lē adverb