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pleuroperitoneum

pleuroperitoneum noun: the pleural and peritoneal membranes, or the membrane lining the body cavity and covering the surface of the enclosed viscera; the peritoneum; used especially in the case of those animals in which the body cavity is not divided.

Noun

pleuroperitoneum (plural not attested)

  1. (no plural) The pleural and peritoneal membranes, or the membrane lining the body cavity and covering the surface of the enclosed viscera; the peritoneum; used especially in the case of those animals in which the body cavity is not divided
    • parietal pleuroperitoneum of reptiles

Origin of pleuroperitoneum

From pleuro- + peritoneum.

Questions about pleuroperitoneum

What does pleuroperitoneum mean?
Pleuroperitoneum means the pleural and peritoneal membranes, or the membrane lining the body cavity and covering the surface of the enclosed viscera; the peritoneum; used especially in the case of those animals in which the body cavity is not divided.
What part of speech is pleuroperitoneum?
Pleuroperitoneum is a noun.

Words near pleuroperitoneum in the dictionary

  1. pleuropedal
  2. pleuropericardial
  3. pleuroperipneumonies
  4. pleuroperipneumony
  5. pleuroperitoneal
  6. pleuroperitoneum
  7. pleuroperitonitis
  8. pleuropholid
  9. pleuropholids
  10. pleuroplastic
  11. pleuropneumonectomies

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