English-Thai Dictionary
peritoneum
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Webster's 1828 Dictionary
PERITONEUM
n.[Gr. about, and to stretch. ] A thin, smooth, lubricous membrane investing the whole internal surface of the abdomen, and more or less completely, all the viscera contained in it.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
PERITONEUM
Per `i *to *ne "um, n. Etym: [L. peritoneum, peritonaeum, Gr. (Anat. )
Defn: The smooth serous membrane which lines the cavity of the abdomen, or the whole body cavity when there is no diaphragm, and, turning back, surrounds the viscera, forming a closed, or nearly closed, sac. [Written also peritonæum.]
New American Oxford Dictionary
peritoneum
per i to ne um |ˌperitnˈēəm perɪtəˈniəm | ▶noun ( pl. peritoneums or peritonea |-ˈnēə | ) Anatomy the serous membrane lining the cavity of the abdomen and covering the abdominal organs. DERIVATIVES per i to ne al |-ˈēəl |adjective ORIGIN late Middle English: via late Latin from Greek peritonaion, from peritonos ‘stretched around, ’ from peri- ‘around ’ + -tonos ‘stretched. ’
Oxford Dictionary
peritoneum
peritoneum |ˌpɛrɪtəˈniːəm | ▶noun ( pl. peritoneums or peritonea |-ˈniːə | ) Anatomy the serous membrane lining the cavity of the abdomen and covering the abdominal organs. DERIVATIVES peritoneal adjective ORIGIN late Middle English: via late Latin from Greek peritonaion, from peritonos ‘stretched round ’, from peri- ‘around ’ + -tonos ‘stretched ’.
Duden Dictionary
Peritoneum
Pe ri to ne um Substantiv, Neutrum Medizin , das |Periton e um |das Peritoneum; Genitiv: des Peritoneums, Plural: die Peritoneen griechisch peritónaion Bauchfell
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