peritoneum : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: peritoneum	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for peritoneum
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
peritoneum n a transparent membrane that lines the abdominal cavity in mammals and covers most of the viscera
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Peritoneum \Per`itone"um\, n. [L. peritoneum, peritonaeum, Gr. [?], [?], fr. [?] to stretch all around or over; [?] around + [?] to stretch.] (Anat.) The smooth serous membrane which lines the cavity of the abdomen, or the whole body cavity when there is no diaphragm, and, turning back, surrounds the viscera, forming a closed, or nearly closed, sac. [Written also {periton[91]um}.]