peritoneal
adjUS /ˌpɛrətəˈni.əl/ · UK /ˌpɛrɪtəˈniːəl/
Etymology From peritone(um) + -al. Compare New Latin peritonaeālis.
1
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.1914, Transactions of the Section on Genito-Urinary Diseases of the American Medical Association, page 80:
- Derived terms
- extraperitoneal, hemoperitoneal, inguinoperitoneal, lumboperitoneal, metroperitoneal, neoperitoneal, nonperitoneal, pericardioperitoneal, peritoneal dialysis, peritonealize, peritoneally, pleuroperitoneal, pneumoperitoneal, preperitoneal, properitoneal, retroperitoneal, subperitoneal, uteroperitoneal, vaginoperitoneal, ventriculoperitoneal, visceroperitoneal