Definition of Peritaneum
Per`i*to*ne"um (?), n. [L.
peritoneum, peritonaeum, Gr. &?;, &?;, fr. &?; to
stretch all around or over; &?; around + &?; to stretch.]
(Anat.) 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.]
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- (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.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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