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peritoneum

Noun CEFR B2
ˌpɛ.ɹɪ.təˈniː.əm

Definitions

  1. In mammals, the serous membrane lining the cavity of the abdomen and that is folded over the viscera.
  2. In animals, the membrane lining the coelom cavity.

Equivalents

Españolperitoneo
Françaispéritoine
DeutschBauchfellPeritoneum
24 more languages
العربيةصفاق
Catalàperitoneu
Češtinapobřišnice
Cymraeggwerenperfeddlenperitonëwm
Ελληνικάπεριτόναιο
Esperantoperitoneo
Suomivatsakalvo
Gaeilgeseicin
Galegoescamateaztouca
Magyarhashártya
Bahasa Indonesiaperitoneum
Íslenskalífhimna
日本語腹膜
Қазақ тіліішперде
한국어복막
Latinaperitonaeum
Nederlandsbuikvliesperitoneum
Polskiotrzewna
Portuguêsperitoneuperitónio
Русскийбрюшина
Svenskabukhinna
ไทยเยื่อบุช่องท้อง
Українськаочере́вина
Tiếng Việtphúc mạc

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

peritonism Peritonitis peritrack peritreme peritrich peritrochium

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