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Vinony

peritonitis

noun

  1. inflammation of the peritoneum, the lining of the inner wall of the abdomen
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Wiktionary

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English peritoneum Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῖτις (-îtis)lbor. New Latin -itisder. English -itis English peritonitis From peritoneum + -itis.

  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 proliferation, and a striking eosinophilia.”

    “Oh, a very well-known man. He has a great reputation as an operator for peritonitis.”