Peritoneum: nm (word coming from the Latin peritonaeum, from the Greek of the doctors peritonaion "what is stretched around").
The peritoneum is a serous membrane which lines the inner walls of the abdominal and pelvic cavity (parietal peritoneum) and which covers the organs contained in these cavities (visceral peritoneum), with the exception of the ovary.
Folds of the visceral peritoneum (ligaments, mesentery).
Inflammation of the peritoneum: peritonitis.
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