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Peritoneal

Peritoneal \Per`i*to*ne"al\, a. [Cf. F. p['e]riton['e]al.] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the peritoneum.

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peritoneal

a. Of, relating to, or affecting the peritoneum. alt. Of, relating to, or affecting the peritoneum.

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peritoneal

adj. of or relating to or affecting the peritoneum; "peritoneal cancer"

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Usage examples of "peritoneal".

The death of the foetus may be occasioned by a diseased condition of the embryo, amnion, or placenta, and also by convulsions or peritoneal inflammation.

It so happened in this case that the peritoneum was extremely dilatable, and the uterus, with the child inside, made its way into the peritoneal sac.

Two hours and yards of catgut later, we dusted the patched up peritoneal surface with sulphanilamide and pushed the entire mass back into the abdomen.

The fetus had been contained in the peritoneal coat of the ovary until the fourth month, when one of the feet passed through the cyst and caused the fatal result.

There was slight vascular intercommunication of the livers and independence of the two peritoneal cavities and the intestines.

An artificial vagina was created, but the patient died from extravasation of blood into the peritoneal cavity.

The abdomen was found full of blood, and the spleen and peritoneal covering was ruptured for three inches.

There was a partial absence of the peritoneal sac, and the obstruction readily yielded to a clyster and laxative.

The rupture usually occurs on the posterior wall, involving the peritoneal coat and allowing extravasation of urine into the peritoneal cavity, a condition that is almost inevitably fatal unless an operation is performed.

With the purpose of covering up her act and dissembling the woman sat down, and the shank of the wood was pushed through the posterior wall of the vagina into the peritoneal cavity.

The peritoneal, or external coat is composed of compact, cellular tissue, woven into a thin, serous membrane, and assists in keeping the stomach in place.

I breached the peritoneal layer, the Furinac contracted an internal plate of cartilage, allowing me to inspect what served as his digestive system.

Maura moved on to the peritoneal cavity, gloved hands reaching into the abdomen to resect stomach and pancreas and liver.

Roman stepped toward the body, staring at the outpouching of the peritoneal membrane.

It was impossible to tell yet whether the peritoneal cavity had been nicked.