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peritonæum

peritonæum

See also: peritonaeum

English

Noun

peritonæum (plural peritonæa)

  1. Obsolete form of peritoneum.
    • 1856, Jones Quain, Elements of Anatomy, Walton and Maberly; sixth edition, Volume III., page 336:
      This surface of the bladder may be punctured above the pubes without wounding the peritonæum.