Peritoneum

Definition: Peritoneum

Peritoneum

Noun

1. A transparent membrane that lines the abdominal cavity in mammals and covers most of the viscera.

Date "peritoneum" was first used: sometime in the early 15th century. (references)

Etymology: Peritoneum \Per`i*to*ne"um\, noun. [Latin expression peritoneum, peritonaeum, Greek expression from to stretch all around or over; around to stretch.]. (Websters 1913)

Specialty Definitions: Peritoneum

Domain	Definitions
Health	Endothelial lining of the abdominal cavity, the parietal peritoneum covering the inside of the abdominal wall and the visceral peritoneum covering the bowel, the mesentery, and certain of the organs. The portion that covers the bowel becomes the serosal layer of the bowel wall. (references)
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Specialty Definition: Peritoneum

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

The peritoneum is the epithelial lining of a body cavity (coelom). In higher vertebrates, the peritoneum is the lining of the abdominal cavity in particular; the corresponding tissue in the pleural and pericardial cavities of the thorax is called the pleura and the pericardium respectively. The peritoneum is a thin layer of tissue made of flat cells.

In humans, the peritoneum stretches from the diaphragm to the pelvis and consists of the parietal peritoneum and the visceral peritoneum.

There is normally no empty space within the peritoneum. There is normally a tiny amount of peritoneal fluid but any accumulation of fluid (ascites) or gas (pneumoperitoneum) is abnormal. Inflammation of the peritoneum is peritonitis, which is usually caused by a perforation in the stomach or intestines and is a serious condition.

Structures of the abdomen and pelvis

A listing of the major structures in the abdomen, divided into whether they are intraperitoneal or extraperitoneal.

Intraperitoneal structures

stomach
jejunum
ileum
appendix
spleen
transverse colon
sigmoid colon
in women:
- uterus
- fallopian tubes
- ovaries

Extraperitoneal structures

greater omentum
lesser omentum
liver
gall bladder
bile ducts
Parts of the gastrointestinal tract
- duodenum
- pancreas
- ascending colon
- descending colon
- rectum
Major blood vessels
- aorta
- inferior vena cava
adrenal glands
kidneys
ureters
bladder

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Peritoneum."

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Crosswords: Peritoneum

English words defined with "peritoneum": caul ♦ Falx, Foramen of Winslow ♦ gastrocolic omentum, Gastroelytrotomy, greater omentum, greater peritoneal sac ♦ lesser omentum ♦ mesentery, Mesoarium, Mesocaecum, Mesogaster, Mesohepar, Mesometrium, Mesorchium, Mesorectum, Mesovarium ♦ omentum ♦ Peritonaeum, peritoneal, peritoneal cavity, peritoneal inflammation, peritonitis, Pleuroperitoneum ♦ Serous membranes. (references)

Specialty definitions using "peritoneum": Broad Ligament ♦ Cecostomy ♦ diffuse malignant mesothelioma, Douglas' Pouch ♦ Macrophages, Peritoneal, mesothelioma of the peritoneum ♦ Noxythiolin ♦ Panniculitis, Peritoneal, Peritoneal Diseases ♦ retroperitoneal, retroperitoneal space ♦ Strongyle Infections, Equine. (references)

Etymologies containing "peritoneum": Hydroperitoneum ♦ Peritonitis, Pleuroperitoneum. (references)

Non-English Usage: "Peritoneum" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses.

German (peritoneum), Latin (peritoneum), Serbo-Croatian (peritoneum), Swedish (peritoneum).

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Commercial Usage: Peritoneum

Domain	Title
Books	Surgery of the Alimentary Tract: Mesentery Vasculature, Hernias, Small Intestine, Peritoneum, Omentum, Mesentery and Retroperitoneum Surgical Nutrit (reference) (more book examples)
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Non-Fiction Usage: Peritoneum

Subject	Topic	Quote
Health		If you weigh more than 175 pounds or if your peritoneum filters wastes slowly, you may need a combination of CAPD and CCPD to get the right dialysis dose. For example, some people use a cycler at night but also perform one exchange during the day. Others do four exchanges during the day and use a minicycler to perform one or more exchanges during the night. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Usage Frequency: Peritoneum

"Peritoneum" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Peritoneum" is used about 10 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Noun (singular)	100%	10	111,207

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Expression: Peritoneum

Expression using "peritoneum": mesothelioma of the peritoneum. Additional references.
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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Peritoneum

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Expression	Frequency per Day
peritoneum	36
peritoneum cancer	6
development dorsal mesentery peritoneum ventral	2
parietal peritoneum	2
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Modern Translations: Peritoneum

Language		Translations for "peritoneum"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Arabic		‏الصفاق الغشاء المصلي الشفاف. (various references)

Bulgarian		перитоний. (various references)

Czech		pobřišnice. (various references)

Danish		peritoneum, peritonaeum, bughinde. (various references)

Dutch		peritoneum, peritonaeum, buikvlies. (various references)

Farsi		صفاق(تش.), برون شامه روده ها. (various references)

Finnish		vatsakalvo, vatsahappo. (various references)

French		péritoine. (various references)

German		Peritoneum, Bauchfell (belly fur, peritoneal). (various references)

Greek		περιτόναιο (taffrail). (various references)

Hungarian		hashártya. (various references)

Indonesian		selaput perut. (various references)

Italian		peritoneo. (various references)

Japanese Kanji		腹膜 . (various references)

Japanese Katakana		ふくまく. (various references)

Korean		복막 (Peritonaeum, Peritoneal). (various references)

Pig Latin		eritoneumpay

Portuguese		peritoneu (peritonitis), peritônio, relativo ao peritônio. (various references)

Romanian		peritoneu (rim). (various references)

Russian		брюшина (abdomen, peritonea). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian		peritoneum. (various references)

Spanish		peritoneo (peritonaeum). (various references)

Swedish		peritoneum, bukhinna (peritonea). (various references)

Turkish		periton (peritonaeum), karın zarı (peritonaeum). (various references)

Ukranian		очеревина. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Ancestral Language Translations: Peritoneum

Language	Period	Translations
Greek	700 BCE-300 CE	peritonaion. (various references)
Latin	500 BCE-Modern	peritoneum. (various references)
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Derivations & Misspellings: Peritoneum

Derivations
	Words beginning with "peritoneum": peritoneums. (additional references)
Misspellings
	"Peritoneum" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: periteneum, peritineum, peritonium, prytaneum. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "Peritoneum"

Words rhyming with "peritoneum" (pronounced 'Per`i*to*ne"um'): Brontozoum, Bryozoum, harum-scarum, mausoleum, Mesophloeum, Meum, Minum, museum, Notaeum, Oakum, Odeum, Ommateum, Otozoum, Perinaeum, Perineum, Phleum, Pleuroperitoneum, Proctodaeum, Propylaeum, Prytaneum, Retineum, Stomatodaeum, Stomodaeum, Tuum, Uraeum, Xenodochium. (additional references)

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Anagrams: Peritoneum

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "e-e-i-m-n-o-p-r-t-u"
	-1 letter: importune.
	-2 letters: erumpent, eruption, mutineer, orpiment, outpreen, perineum, preunite, routemen.
	-3 letters: emptier, epitome, imputer, minuter, mounter, onetime, pereion, permute, pimento, pinetum, pioneer, pointer, poutier, premune, promine, protein, protium, remount, retinue, reunite, routine, tropine, umpteen, unmiter, unmitre, uterine.
	-4 letters: emetin, emoter, empire, entire, epimer, ermine, impone, import, impure, impute, inpour, iterum, mentor, merino, meteor, metier.
	Words containing the letters "e-e-i-m-n-o-p-r-t-u"
	+1 letter: peritoneums.
	+3 letters: primogeniture.
	+4 letters: mercaptopurine, primogenitures, uncomputerized.
	+5 letters: immunotherapies, importunateness, mercaptopurines, noncomputerized.
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