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Meaning of Peritonitis | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

Inflammation of the peritoneum, especially when caused by an infectious organism introduced into the abdominal cavity.

countable, uncountable

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Examples

“Intraperitoneal injections of a strong solution produce fibrohemorrhagic peritonitis of varying intensity, according to the strength of the solution; while intraperitoneal injections of small quantities of a diluted solution of formalin induce a chronic peritonitis with great connective tissue proliferation, and a striking eosinophilia.”

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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