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Peritonitis


Perˊi-to-ni′tis

,
Noun.
[NL. See
Peritoneum
, and
-itis
.]
(Med.)
Inflammation of the peritoneum.

Definition 2024


peritonitis

peritonitis

English

Noun

peritonitis (countable and uncountable, plural peritonitides or peritonites)

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

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Noun

peritonitis f (plural peritonitis)

  1. peritonitis