peritonitis
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English
Etymology
From peritoneum + -itis.
Noun
peritonitis (countable and uncountable, plural peritonitides or peritonites)
- (pathology) Inflammation of the peritoneum, especially when caused by an infectious organism introduced into the abdominal cavity.
Derived terms
Translations
inflammation of the peritoneum
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Catalan
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
peritonitis f (invariable)
Further reading
- “peritonitis” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin peritonitis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌpeː.ri.toːˈni.tɪs/, /ˌpeː.ri.toːˈni.təs/, (Southern Dutch) , (Northern Dutch)
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: pe‧ri‧to‧ni‧tis
- Rhymes: -itɪs
Noun
peritonitis f (uncountable)
- peritonitis
- Synonym: buikvliesontsteking
Related terms
Spanish
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
peritonitis f (plural peritonitis)
Further reading
- “peritonitis”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014