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peritoneal

/ˌpɛrətəˈni.əl/ US
/ˌpɛrɪtəˈniːəl/ UK

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From peritone(um) + -al. Compare New Latin peritonaeālis.

adjective peritonaeal · peritonæal

not comparable Of, relating to, or affecting the peritoneum. After opening the bladder (incision extending 1 inch pubically from peritoneal fold) the prostate was injected deeply with 1 per cent. cocain while the pericapsular region was injected with the 1 : 400 novocain solution.

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adj of, relating to or affecting the peritoneum

Español	peritoneal
Português	peritoneal
Français	péritonéal
Italiano	peritoneale
Русский	перитонеа́льный peritoneálʹnyj

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@misc{peritoneal_2026,
  title = {peritoneal},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/peritoneal},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}