Peritoneum

What do we mean by peritoneum?

The serous membrane that lines the walls of the abdominal cavity and folds inward to enclose the viscera. noun

The membrane lining the abdominal cavity and investing its viscera. noun

In brachiopods, an investment of the alimentary canal, by which the latter is suspended in the perivisceral cavity as by a mesentery. noun

In entomology, the outer coat of the digestive tube of an insect. noun

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. noun

In mammals, the serous membrane lining the cavity of the abdomen and that is folded over the viscera. noun

In animals, the membrane lining the coelom cavity. noun

A transparent membrane that lines the abdominal cavity in mammals and covers most of the viscera noun

In mammals, the serous membrane lining the cavity of the abdomen and that is folded over the viscera.

In animals, the membrane lining the coelom cavity.

Words that are spelled similarly to peritoneum:
peritoneum, peritonaeum, perineum, peritoneal, perigonium, peritonism, peritonea, peritoneums, peritonei.

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Adjectives that are often used to describe peritoneum:
parietal, pelvic, visceral, posterior, anterior, adjacent, abdominal, general, normal, inflamed, diaphragmatic, lateral, entire, vesical, thickened, lesser, intact, sac, intestinal, healthy, thin, redundant, dorsal, loose, uterine, uterovesical, adherent, excess, sensitive, primitive, vesicouterine, hepatic, neighboring, overlying, mesenteric, smooth, coelomic, incised, diseased, neighbouring, modified, transparent, infected, subdiaphragmatic, involved, fetal, irritated, somatic, contiguous, unopened, sutured, subjacent, closed, ciliated, rectal, detached, injured, serous, denuded, attached, tuberculous, fused, uninjured, prerenal, pigmented, exposed, medial, roughened, uninvolved, abdomen, transplanted, wall.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective peritoneum:
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Consonant match to peritoneum:
peritonaeum.

Words that sound like peritoneum:
peritoneum, peritoneal, paronym, baritone, baritones, bariton, paradigm, seritonin, parroting, paradigma, parodying, parazoan, part name, peristome.