The peritoneum is the mesothelial tissue that covers most of the organs in the abdominal cavity. From Wordnik.com. [Balkinization] Reference
The peritoneum is the lining membrane of the peritoneal cavity. From Wordnik.com. [Appendicitis] Reference
The spleen is almost entirely surrounded by peritoneum, which is firmly adherent to its capsule. From Wordnik.com. [XI. Splanchnology. 4g. The Spleen] Reference
Your peritoneum is the lining of your abdomen, so it literally touches every organ in your abdomen. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2010-01-01] Reference
The under surface is covered by peritoneum, which is reflected on to it from the surface of the liver. From Wordnik.com. [XI. Splanchnology. 2i. The Liver] Reference
Surrounding your entire pelvic cavity is a slick, slippery membranelike material called the peritoneum. From Wordnik.com. [Getting Pregnant] Reference
The peritoneum is the mesothelial tissue that covers the majority of the organs within the stomach cavity. From Wordnik.com. [Natural Pain Remedies] Reference
Macrophages are present in very high numbers in the lungs and the peritoneum, which is the lining of the abdomen. From Wordnik.com. [Science Blog - Science news straight from the source] Reference
Now and then he caught words, such as "peritoneum," "lesion," "perforation," etc., the fatal meaning of which he more than half guessed. From Wordnik.com. [Danger] Reference
There was a large amount of pus in the peritoneum. From Wordnik.com. [The Harvard Classics Volume 38 Scientific Papers (Physiology, Medicine, Surgery, Geology)] Reference
Do they lie in front of or back of the peritoneum?. From Wordnik.com. [Physiology and Hygiene for Secondary Schools] Reference
The condition of the peritoneum in fatal cases varied much. From Wordnik.com. [Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre] Reference
Peritonitis A very dangerous inflammation of the peritoneum. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 33] Reference
The peritoneum was rough, and coated with the same exudation. From Wordnik.com. [An Investigation into the Nature of Black Phthisis or Ulceration Induced by Carbonaceous Accumulation in the Lungs of Coal Miners] Reference
Most cases of mesothelioma begin in the pleura or peritoneum. From Wordnik.com. [Balkinization] Reference
Stem cells are introduced percutaneously into fetal peritoneum. From Wordnik.com. [In Utero Stem Cell Transplantation] Reference
Treatment requires surgical intervention as far as the peritoneum. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 4] Reference
Peritoneal cancer, for those that don't know, is cancer of the peritoneum. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2010-01-01] Reference
· Drainage of fluid in the peritoneum Injection of intra-peritoneal perfusion. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 5] Reference
This arrangement is found in serous membranes, such as the pleura and peritoneum. From Wordnik.com. [Physiology and Hygiene for Secondary Schools] Reference
There was a rough brown exudation upon the surface of the peritoneum and intestines. From Wordnik.com. [An Investigation into the Nature of Black Phthisis or Ulceration Induced by Carbonaceous Accumulation in the Lungs of Coal Miners] Reference
A year ago, Ms. Ziskin learned that tumors had appeared on her liver, bones and peritoneum. From Wordnik.com. [Filmmaker's Home, Take 2] Reference
They weigh from four to six ounces each, and lie between the abdominal wall and the peritoneum. From Wordnik.com. [Physiology and Hygiene for Secondary Schools] Reference
The outer coat is the serous membrane which lines the abdomen, -- the peritoneum (note, p. 135). From Wordnik.com. [A Practical Physiology] Reference
Blood from most of the peritoneum also enters the portal system and goes immediately to the liver. From Wordnik.com. [Distribution of toxicants in the body] Reference
It is held in its place by five ligaments, four of which are formed by double folds of the peritoneum. From Wordnik.com. [A Practical Physiology] Reference
More forcible lateral impact produced a split of the peritoneum, or of this together with the muscular coat. From Wordnik.com. [Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre] Reference
In wounds of the portions of the viscus not clad in peritoneum, as a rule, a very different prognosis obtains. From Wordnik.com. [Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre] Reference
The pleura and peritoneum may be thickened and covered with tubercles about the size of a millet seed, or larger. From Wordnik.com. [Common Diseases of Farm Animals] Reference
They are of a reddish-brown color, and are enveloped by a transparent capsule made up of a fold of the peritoneum. From Wordnik.com. [A Practical Physiology] Reference
Pouch of serous membrane covering the testis and derived from the peritoneum. venesection (venisection, phlebotomy). From Wordnik.com. [Surgical Anatomy] Reference
The small intestines are suspended from the back wall of the cavity by a double fold of the peritoneum, called the mesentery. From Wordnik.com. [A Practical Physiology] Reference
Lining the cavity of the abdomen and also folded over the womb, ovaries, tubes and other organs is a thin membrane called the peritoneum. From Wordnik.com. [Herself Talks with Women Concerning Themselves] Reference
This inflammation should not be allowed to continue, as it may become serious, even extending to the peritoneum and producing peritonitis. From Wordnik.com. [Herself Talks with Women Concerning Themselves] Reference
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