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peritoneum |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Peritoneum \Per`i*to*ne"um\, n. [L. peritoneum, peritonaeum, Gr ?, ?, fr ? to stretch all around or over ? around + ? to stretch.] (Anat.) 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. [Written also {periton[ae]um}.] From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: peritoneum n : a transparent membrane that lines the abdominal cavity in mammals and covers most of the viscera
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