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Word: Peritoneum
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late Middle English: via late Latin from Greek peritonaion, from peritonos ‘stretched round’, from peri- ‘around’ + -tonos ‘stretched’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌpɛrɪtəˈniːəm
Dialects: British English
Definition:
the serous membrane lining the cavity of the abdomen and covering the abdominal organs.
Short Definition:serous membrane lining cavity of abdomen and covering abdominal organs
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