peritoneum
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English
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Etymology
From Latin peritonaeum, from Ancient Greek περιτόναιον (peritónaion), from περιτόναιος (peritónaios, “stretched or strained over”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌpɛ.ɹɪ.təˈniː.əm/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Noun
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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Translations
serous membrane in mammals
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Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin peritonaeum, from Ancient Greek περιτόναιον (peritónaion).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌpeː.ri.toːˈneː.ʏm/, (Southern Dutch) , (Northern Dutch)
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: pe‧ri‧to‧ne‧um
- Rhymes: -eːʏm
Noun
peritoneum n (plural peritonea)
- peritoneum
- Synonym: buikvlies
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Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
peritoneum n (definite singular peritoneumet, indefinite plural peritoneum, definite plural peritoneuma or peritoneumene)
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References
- “peritoneum” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
peritoneum m (definite singular peritoneumen, indefinite plural peritoneumar, definite plural peritoneumane)