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uroperitoneum

uroperitoneum noun: the presence of urine in the peritoneal cavity.

Noun

uroperitoneum

  1. The presence of urine in the peritoneal cavity
    • The cause of uroperitoneum often can be determined and the condition corrected surgically.2015 July 3, Ueli Braun, Karl Nuss, “Uroperitoneum in cattle: Ultrasonographic findings, diagnosis and treatment”, in Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica, volume 57, →DOI

Origin of uroperitoneum

From uro- + peritoneum.

Questions about uroperitoneum

What does uroperitoneum mean?
Uroperitoneum means the presence of urine in the peritoneal cavity.
What part of speech is uroperitoneum?
Uroperitoneum is a noun.

Words near uroperitoneum in the dictionary

  1. uropathy
  2. uropeltid
  3. uropeltids
  4. uropeltoid
  5. uropeltoids
  6. uroperitoneum
  7. urophagia
  8. urophile
  9. urophiles
  10. urophilia
  11. urophysis

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