peritoneum
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English
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Latin peritonaeum, from Ancient Greek περιτόναιον (peritónaion), from περιτόναιος (peritónaios, “stretched or strained over”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˌpɛ.ɹɪ.təˈniː.əm/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Noun
[edit]peritoneum (plural peritoneums or peritonea)
- (anatomy) In mammals, the serous membrane lining the cavity of the abdomen and that is folded over the viscera.
- (zoology) In animals, the membrane lining the coelom cavity.
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[edit]serous membrane in mammals
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Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Latin peritonaeum, from Ancient Greek περιτόναιον (peritónaion).
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˌpeː.ri.toːˈneː.ʏm/, (Southern Dutch) [ˌpɪː.ri.toːˈneː.ʏm], (Northern Dutch) [ˌpɪː.ri.to(ʊ̯)ˈne.jʏm]
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: pe‧ri‧to‧ne‧um
- Rhymes: -eːʏm
Noun
[edit]peritoneum n (plural peritonea)
- peritoneum
- Synonym: buikvlies
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[edit]Norwegian Bokmål
[edit]Noun
[edit]peritoneum n (definite singular peritoneumet, indefinite plural peritoneum, definite plural peritoneuma or peritoneumene)
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[edit]- “peritoneum” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
Norwegian Nynorsk
[edit]Noun
[edit]peritoneum m (definite singular peritoneumen, indefinite plural peritoneumar, definite plural peritoneumane)
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