Peritoneum

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The serous membrane that lines the walls of the abdominal cavity and folds inward to enclose the viscera.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. In mammals, the serous membrane lining the cavity of the abdomen and that is folded over the viscera.
  • n. In animals, the membrane lining the coelom cavity.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. 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.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The membrane lining the abdominal cavity and investing its viscera.
  • n. In brachiopods, an investment of the alimentary canal, by which the latter is suspended in the perivisceral cavity as by a mesentery.
  • n. In entomology, the outer coat of the digestive tube of an insect.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a transparent membrane that lines the abdominal cavity in mammals and covers most of the viscera
    • Variant
    peritonea    peritonaeum   
    Form
    peritoneally    peritoneal    peritonitis   
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