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peritonitis

/ˌpɛ.ɹɪ.tə.ˈnaɪ.tɪs/

peritonitis noun: inflammation of the peritoneum, especially when caused by an infectious organism introduced into the abdominal cavity.

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....
    • Oh, a very well-known man. He has a great reputation as an operator for peritonitis.1923, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], “(please specify the page)”, in The Eyes of Max Carrados, London: Grant Richards, →OCLC

peritonitis meaning in Tamil, Odia, Tagalog and Persian

peritonitis in Tamil

உள் உடலுறை அழற்சி, வயிற்றறை உறையழற்சி

peritonitis in Odia

inflammation of the peritoneum
ପେରିଟୋନାଇଟିସ periṭonāiṭisa

peritonitis in Tagalog

inflammation of the peritoneum
magambabantiyan

peritonitis in Persian

inflammation of the peritoneum
پریتونیت peritonit
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peritonitis in Thai
เยื่อบุช่องท้องอักเสบ yêua bù chông tóng àk-sàyp

Forms of peritonitis

pluralperitonitides
pluralperitonites

Origin of peritonitis

From peritoneum + -itis.

Words formed from peritonitis

Questions about peritonitis

What does peritonitis mean?
Peritonitis means inflammation of the peritoneum, especially when caused by an infectious organism introduced into the abdominal cavity.
What is peritonitis in Tamil?
Peritonitis in Tamil is உள் உடலுறை அழற்சி, வயிற்றறை உறையழற்சி. See Peritonitis meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is peritonitis?
Peritonitis is a noun.
How do you pronounce peritonitis?
Peritonitis is pronounced /ˌpɛ.ɹɪ.tə.ˈnaɪ.tɪs/.
What is the plural of peritonitis?
The plural of peritonitis is peritonitides.

Words near peritonitis in the dictionary

  1. peritonic
  2. peritonism
  3. peritonites
  4. peritonitic
  5. peritonitides
  6. peritonitis
  7. peritonization
  8. peritonize
  9. peritonized
  10. peritonizes
  11. peritonizing

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