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Peritoneal
(redirected from Continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis)

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per·i·to·ne·um also per·i·to·nae·um  (pr-tn-m)
n. pl. per·i·to·ne·a also per·i·to·nae·a (-tn-)
The serous membrane that lines the walls of the abdominal cavity and folds inward to enclose the viscera.
[Middle English, from Late Latin peritonaeum, from Greek peritonaion, from peritonaios, stretched across, from peritonos, stretched around : peri-, peri- + teinein, to stretch; see ten- in Indo-European roots.]
peri·to·neal adj.
peri·to·neal·ly adv.
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Adj.1.peritoneal - of or relating to or affecting the peritoneum; "peritoneal cancer"


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