peritoneum

[ UK /pˌɛɹɪtˈə‍ʊniːəm/ ]
NOUN
  1. a transparent membrane that lines the abdominal cavity in mammals and covers most of the viscera
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How To Use peritoneum In A Sentence

  • The diaphragm is then bluntly dissected away from the parietal peritoneum, leaving the peritoneum behind.
  • An enterocele differs from a rectocele in that it is a true hernia, lined by peritoneum and usually containing small bowel.
  • A computed tomographic scan of the abdomen and the pelvis showed subtle lymph node enlargement in the retroperitoneum.
  • Conclusion: Non-operative management is safe and effective and can be the first choice for hemodynamically stable patients of blunt abdominal trauma with hemoperitoneum.
  • Neither pelvic endometriosis nor metastases in the omentum, peritoneum, and/or appendix were noted.
  • This stomach is sustained by a large kell or caul, called omentum; which some will have the same with peritoneum, or rim of the belly. Anatomy of Melancholy
  • Mesothelioma is a cancer of the mesothelial tissue which the New Oxford American Dictionary says is the epithelium that lines the pleurae, peritoneum, and pericardium, and can effect the lungs, chest, and abdomen. Progressive U - The new media voice for students
  • This treatment uses the lining of the peritoneum to act as the filter.
  • There was no extension into the endometrial cavity, nor into the pelvic peritoneum.
  • Accurate CT scan classification, active bleeding, volume of hemoperitoneum and PTS are important reference standards for choice between operative and nonoperative management of liver injuries.
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