Peritoneum – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
peritoneum
n.
serous membrane lining the abdominal cavity (Anatomy)
Peritoneum
peritoneum
Noun
1. a transparent membrane that lines the abdominal cavity in mammals and covers most of the viscera
(hypernym) serous membrane, serosa
(hyponym) mesentery
Peritoneum
(n.)
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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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Peritoneum
The membrane that lines the abdominal cavity and covers most of the abdominal organs. (From the Greek peri- meaning around + tonos meaning a stretching = a stretching around).