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peritoneum

[ UK /pˌɛɹɪtˈə‍ʊniːəm/ ]
NOUN
  1. a transparent membrane that lines the abdominal cavity in mammals and covers most of the viscera

How To Use peritoneum In A Sentence

  • There was no extension into the endometrial cavity, nor into the pelvic peritoneum.
  • Not only did sanatoriums close, but also therapeutic mainstays like pneumothorax and pneumoperitoneum became obsolete, and surgical procedures such as thoracoplasty and the surgeons who did them disappeared.
  • Objective : To assess the transverse abdominal incision sutured by one layer outside peritoneum in open appendectomy.
  • The tumor is predominantly located subcutaneously or in the deep soft tissue of the extremities and trunk, peritoneum, or retroperitoneum.
  • Gliomatosis peritonei is a miliary implantation of mature glial tissue on the omentum and peritoneum associated with ovarian teratomas.
  • After careful dissection through the subcutaneous tissue and the fascia, a small incision was made at the peritoneum.
  • -- The usual signs of fracture in connexion with some serious complication, such as laceration of bladder or rectum, injury to the peritoneum, division of arteries and veins. An Epitome of Practical Surgery, for Field and Hospital.
  • First it has a serous coat, which comes from the peritoneum here. COMPULSION
  • The usual incision was made, and the tissues found in normal condition down to the peritoneum itself was perfectly uninflamed, and uninflamed small intestine covered the anterior face of the tumor.
  • Pouch of serous membrane covering the testis and derived from the peritoneum. venesection (venisection, phlebotomy) Surgical Anatomy
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