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Peritoneum

noun
(Written also peritonaeum)
1.
A transparent membrane that lines the abdominal cavity in mammals and covers most of the viscera.






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... pericardium itself, Professor Owen states, "The peritoneum, after lining the cavity which contains the crop and liver, and enveloping those viscera, forms two distinct pouches at the bottom of the pallial sac, in one of which, the left, is contained the gizzard, and in the other the ovary; anterior to these, and on the ventral ...
— Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 3 - Zoology • Various

... we found about two or three Pints of a dark-coloured foetid Water in the Abdomen; on cutting through, and squeezing the right Kidney, there came out a thin purulent Matter every where from its Substance, though it appeared sound; on raising and cutting through the Peritoneum, covering the left Kidney, there was a Discharge of about a Pint of black and very foetid Water, which had every where surrounded this Kidney; and there were six mortified Spots on its Surface, as large as the End of one's ...
— An Account of the Diseases which were most frequent in the British military hospitals in Germany • Donald Monro

... debilitated, most frequently by spirituous potation, and have generally a disease of the liver, or of other viscera. And secondly, because the quantity of inflammation, necessary to prevent future secretion of mucus into the cavity of the abdomen, by uniting the peritoneum with the intestines or mesentery, as happens in the cure of the hydrocele, would I suppose generally destroy the patient, either immediately, or by the consequence ...
— Zoonomia, Vol. II - Or, the Laws of Organic Life • Erasmus Darwin

... *The Peritoneum.*—The peritoneum is to the abdominal cavity what the pleura is to the thoracic cavity. It forms the outer covering for the alimentary canal and other abdominal organs and supplies the inner lining of the cavity itself. It is also the means ...
— Physiology and Hygiene for Secondary Schools • Francis M. Walters, A.M.

... inflammation of the serous membrane lining the cavity of and covering the viscera contained within the abdomen. It is very rare to see a case of primary peritonitis. It is, however, somewhat common as a secondary disease from extension of the inflammatory action involving organs covered by the peritoneum. Peritonitis is often caused by injuries, as punctured wounds of the abdomen, severe blows or kicks, or, as is still more common, following the operation of castration. It follows strangulated hernia, invagination, or rupture of the stomach, ...
— Special Report on Diseases of the Horse • United States Department of Agriculture

... perimetro, cxirkauxmetro. Period periodo. Periodic—al perioda. Periodicity periodeco. Periphrase cxirkauxfrazo. Periphery cxirkauxo, periferio. Perish perei. Perishable pereema. Peristyle peristilo. Peritoneum peritoneo. Periwig peruko. Periwinkle (plant) vinko. Perjury jxurrompo. Permanent konstanta, dauxra. Permeable penetrebla. Permission permeso. Permissive permesa. Permit permesi. Permutation ...
— English-Esperanto Dictionary • John Charles O'Connor and Charles Frederic Hayes

... in wounds of the intestine.—The openings in the parietal peritoneum tended to assume the slit or star forms, probably on account of the elasticity of the membrane. A diagram of one of these forms is appended to fig. 89. In this instance the opening in the peritoneum was made from the abdominal aspect, prior to the escape of the bullet from ...
— Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 • George Henry Makins



Words linked to "Peritoneum" :   peritoneal, serosa, omentum, serous membrane, mesentery



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