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peritonites

peritonites is the plural of peritonitis.

Meaning of peritonitis

Noun

peritonitis (countable and uncountable, plural peritonitides or peritonites)

  1. Inflammation of the peritoneum, especially when caused by an infectious organism introduced into the abdominal cavity.
    • Intraperitoneal injections of a strong solution produce fibrohemorrhagic peritonitis of varying intensity, according to the strength of the solution; while intraperitoneal injections of small quantities of a diluted solution of formalin induce a chronic peritonitis with great connective tissue...1901 December, E. Q. THORNTON M.D., “PRACTICAL THERAPEUTIC REFERENDUM”, in PROGRESSIVE MEDICINE. A QUARTERLY DIGEST OF ADVANCES DISCOVERIES AND IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MEDICAL AND SURGICAL SCIENCES....

Questions about peritonites

What is peritonites the plural of?
Peritonites is the plural of peritonitis.

Words near peritonites in the dictionary

  1. peritoneovenous
  2. peritoneum
  3. peritoneums
  4. peritonic
  5. peritonism
  6. peritonites
  7. peritonitic
  8. peritonitides
  9. peritonitis
  10. peritonization
  11. peritonize

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