περιτόναιος

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From περίτονος (perítonos, covered with something stretched over) +‎ -αιος (-aios, suffix to form an adjective).

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

περιτόναιος (peritónaiosm (feminine περιτοναία, neuter περιτόναιον); first/second declension

  1. stretched or strained over, especially of the membrane which contains the lower viscera

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References

περιτόναιος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press