peritoneum
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Dr Tom Bainton, a consultant gynaecologist specialising in endometriosis at the hospital, said the condition most commonly appears in the pelvis, affecting the ovaries or the peritoneum .
From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026
Furthermore, it’s possible that the constant recirculation of dialysis solution could strain delicate membranes and “burn out the peritoneum faster”, he says.
From Nature • Mar. 10, 2020
Low-grade serous carcinoma of the peritoneum, if we’re being exact.
From Salon • Jul. 9, 2017
Indira died on Monday due to an "acute inflammation of the peritoneum" and was buried after a post-mortem.
From BBC • Jan. 31, 2017
Told them of the growing embryo on its bed of peritoneum.
From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley
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