PERITONEUM


Meaning of PERITONEUM in English

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.