pĕrĭtŏnaeum and pĕrĭtŏnēum, i, n., = περιτόναιον and περιτόνειον,
the membrane enclosing the intestines contained in the abdomen , the peritoneum , Cael. Aur. Acut. 3, 17 (in Cels. 4, 1, and 7, 4, written as Greek).
·noun ·same·as <<Peritoneum>>. ...
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