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peritoneum

About 1.14 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. noun In mammals, the serous membrane lining the cavity of the abdomen and that is folded over the viscera.
  2. noun In animals, the membrane lining the coelom cavity.

Similar words

silvery peritonaeum serosa serous membrane peritoneal membrane visceral peritoneum parietal peritoneum tunica serosa mesothelium pleuroperitoneum

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Word family

peritonea peritoneal peritoneally peritoneums

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