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peritoneum
noun as in abdominal muscle
noun as in chest
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Example Sentences
Furthermore, it’s possible that the constant recirculation of dialysis solution could strain delicate membranes and “burn out the peritoneum faster”, he says.
William Schaffner, a professor of medicine and infectious diseases at Vanderbilt University’s medical school, said another possibility is that an infection has spilled into the peritoneum, the lining of the abdomen.
Indira died on Monday due to an "acute inflammation of the peritoneum" and was buried after a post-mortem.
The mesentery is a double fold of the peritoneum, the lining of the abdominal cavity, which attaches the stomach, small intestine, colon and other organs to the abdomen.
The mesentery is a double fold of the peritoneum, which is the lining of the abdominal cavity.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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