Meanings
adjectiveperitoneal (not comparable)
alternative peritonaeal · alternative obsolete peritonæal
- not comparableOf, relating to, or affecting the peritoneum.
After opening the bladder (incision extending 1 inch pubically from peritoneal fold) the prostate was injected deeply with 1 per cent. cocain while the pericapsular region was injected with the 1 : 400 novocain solution.
1914, Transactions of the Section on Genito-Urinary Diseases of the American Medical Association, page 80
Origin
From peritone(um) + -al. Compare New Latin peritonaeālis.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan peritoneal
- peritonealof, relating to or affecting the peritoneum
Finnish vatsakalvon, vatsakalvo-
- vatsakalvonof, relating to or affecting the peritoneum
- vatsakalvo-of, relating to or affecting the peritoneum
French péritonéal
- péritonéalof, relating to or affecting the peritoneum
Italian peritoneale
- peritonealeof, relating to or affecting the peritoneum
Polish otrzewnowy
- otrzewnowyof, relating to or affecting the peritoneum
Portuguese peritoneal
- peritonealof, relating to or affecting the peritoneum
Russian перитонеа́льный
- перитонеа́льный (peritoneálʹnyj)of, relating to or affecting the peritoneum
Spanish peritoneal
- peritonealof, relating to or affecting the peritoneum
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with peritoneal
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All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
peritoneal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/peritoneal
MLA
“peritoneal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/peritoneal. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “peritoneal,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/peritoneal.
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