PERITONEUM (peritonea)

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: peritonea   

 Dictionary entry overview: What does peritoneum mean? 

• PERITONEUM (noun)
  The noun PERITONEUM has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: PERITONEUM used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PERITONEUM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("peritoneum" is a kind of...):

serosa; serous membrane (a thin membrane lining the closed cavities of the body; has two layers with a space between that is filled with serous fluid)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "peritoneum"):

mesentery (a double layer of peritoneum that attaches to the back wall of the abdominal cavity and supports the small intestines)

omentum (a fold of peritoneum supporting the viscera)

Derivation:

peritoneal (of or relating to or affecting the peritoneum)

 Context examples 

Of or pertaining to the peritoneum.

(Peritoneal, NCI Thesaurus)

A rare, benign neoplasm that arises from the peritoneum and is characterized by the presence of gland like structures.

(Peritoneal Adenomatoid Tumor, NCI Thesaurus)

Your peritoneum is the tissue that lines your abdominal wall and covers most of the organs in your abdomen.

(Peritoneal Disorders, NIH)

A fold of peritoneum originating at the stomach and supporting the viscera.

(Omentum, NCI Thesaurus)

A fold of the peritoneum (the thin tissue that lines the abdomen) that surrounds the stomach and other organs in the abdomen.

(Omentum, NCI Dictionary)

Unlike the high grade mucinous adenocarcinoma of the appendix, it usually does not spread beyond the peritoneum and it does not metastasize to distant anatomic sites.

(Low Grade Appendix Mucinous Neoplasm, NCI Thesaurus)

The spread of a malignant tumor to the peritoneum from another primary anatomic site.

(Metastatic Malignant Neoplasm to the Peritoneum, NCI Thesaurus)

A benign or malignant mesothelial neoplasm that arises from the peritoneum.

(Peritoneal Mesothelioma, NCI Thesaurus)

A cystic mesothelioma that arises from the peritoneum and usually affects young to middle aged females.

(Peritoneal Multicystic Mesothelioma, NCI Thesaurus)

A lymph node located in the peritoneum.

(Peritoneal Lymph Node, NCI Thesaurus)