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pneumoperitonitis

pneumoperitonitis noun: peritonitis accompanied by the presence of gas in the peritoneal cavity.

Noun

pneumoperitonitis (uncountable)

  1. Peritonitis accompanied by the presence of gas in the peritoneal cavity.

Origin of pneumoperitonitis

From pneumo- + peritonitis.

Questions about pneumoperitonitis

What does pneumoperitonitis mean?
Pneumoperitonitis means peritonitis accompanied by the presence of gas in the peritoneal cavity.
What part of speech is pneumoperitonitis?
Pneumoperitonitis is a noun.

Words near pneumoperitonitis in the dictionary

  1. pneumopathies
  2. pneumopathy
  3. pneumopericardium
  4. pneumoperitoneal
  5. pneumoperitoneum
  6. pneumoperitonitis
  7. pneumopexies
  8. pneumopexy
  9. pneumophage
  10. pneumophages
  11. pneumoprotective

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