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preperitoneal

preperitoneal adjective: anterior to the peritoneum (between the parietal peritoneum and the abdominal wall).

Adjective

preperitoneal (not comparable)

  1. anterior to the peritoneum (between the parietal peritoneum and the abdominal wall)

Origin of preperitoneal

From pre- + peritoneal.

Words formed from preperitoneal

Questions about preperitoneal

What does preperitoneal mean?
Preperitoneal means anterior to the peritoneum (between the parietal peritoneum and the abdominal wall).
What part of speech is preperitoneal?
Preperitoneal is an adjective.

Words near preperitoneal in the dictionary

  1. prepericardiac
  2. prepericardial
  3. preperifusion
  4. preperimetric
  5. preperiodic
  6. preperitoneal
  7. preperitoneally
  8. prepermeabilization
  9. prepermeabilized
  10. preperoxisomal
  11. prepersonal

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