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- [per-i-tn-ee-uh m]
- /ˌpɛr ɪ tnˈi əm/
- /ˌper.ɪ.təˈniː.əm/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [per-i-tn-ee-uh m]
- /ˌpɛr ɪ tnˈi əm/
Definitions of peritoneum word
- noun plural peritoneum the serous membrane lining the abdominal cavity and investing its viscera. 1
- noun peritoneum abdominal lining 1
- noun peritoneum a thin translucent serous sac that lines the walls of the abdominal cavity and covers most of the viscera 0
- noun peritoneum the transparent serous membrane lining the abdominal cavity and reflected inward at various places to cover the visceral organs 0
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Origin of peritoneum
First appearance:
before 1535 One of the 29% oldest English words
1535-45; < Late Latin, variant spelling of peritonaeum < Greek peritónaion, noun use of neuter of peritónaios, synonymous derivative of perítonos stretched round. See peri-, tone, -eous
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peritoneum popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 70% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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noun peritoneum
- abdominals — You can refer to your abdominal muscles as your abdominals when you are talking about exercise.
- chest — Your chest is the top part of the front of your body where your ribs, lungs, and heart are.
- mammary gland — any of the compound accessory reproductive organs of female mammals that occur in pairs on the chest or ventral surface and contain milk-producing lobes with ducts that empty into an external nipple, becoming functional when young are born and secreting milk for the duration of suckling.
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