Peritonaeum

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Peritonaeum \Per`i*to*n[ae]"um\, n. (Anat.)
     Same as {Peritoneum}.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Peritoneum \Per`i*to*ne"um\, n. [L. peritoneum, peritonaeum, Gr.
     ?, ?, fr. ? to stretch all around or over; peri` around + ?
     to stretch.] (Anat.)
     The smooth serous membrane which lines the cavity of the
     abdomen, or the whole body cavity when there is no diaphragm,
     and, turning back, surrounds the viscera, forming a closed,
     or nearly closed, sac. [Written also {periton[ae]um}.]
     [1913 Webster]