peritoneal

• peritonæal

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌpɛrətəˈni.əl/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌpɛrɪtəˈniːəl/
• Rhymes: -iːəl

peritoneal (not comparable)

1. Of, relating to, or affecting the peritoneum.
   • 1914, Transactions of the Section on Genito-Urinary Diseases of the American Medical Association, page 80:

     After opening the bladder (incision extending 1 inch pubically from peritoneal fold) the prostate was was injected deeply with 1 per cent. cocain while the pericapsular region was injected with the 1 : 400 novocain solution.

• Not to be confused with peritoneal (which concerns certain organs or matter inside the abdomen), with peroneal (which concerns the lower leg) nor with perineal (which concerns the skin between the genitals and anus); the words can sound somewhat similar, especially in rapid speech such as during a doctor's dictation.

• extraperitoneal
• peritoneal dialysis
• retroperitoneal

From peritoneu +‎ -al.

• IPA^(key): (Central)
• IPA^(key): (Balearic)
• IPA^(key): (Valencia)
• Rhymes: -al
• Hyphenation: pe‧ri‧to‧ne‧al

peritoneal m or f (masculine and feminine plural peritoneals)

1. peritoneal

• retroperitoneal

• “peritoneal” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.

• Hyphenation: pe‧ri‧to‧ne‧al

peritoneal m or f (plural peritoneais)

1. peritoneal (relating to or affecting the peritoneum)

Borrowed from French péritonéal.

peritoneal m or n (feminine singular peritoneală, masculine plural peritoneali, feminine and neuter plural peritoneale)

1. peritoneal

From peritoneo +‎ -al.

• IPA^(key): /peɾitoneˈal/
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: pe‧ri‧to‧ne‧al

peritoneal m or f (masculine and feminine plural peritoneales)

1. (anatomy) peritoneal

• “peritoneal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16