pleuroperitoneum

noun

The pleural and peritoneal membranes, or the membrane lining the body cavity and covering the surface of the enclosed viscera; the peritoneum; used especially in the case of those animals in which the body cavity is not divided

“parietal pleuroperitoneum of reptiles”

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Meanings

nounpleuroperitoneum (plural not attested)
  1. no pluralanatomyThe pleural and peritoneal membranes, or the membrane lining the body cavity and covering the surface of the enclosed viscera; the peritoneum; used especially in the case of those animals in which the body cavity is not divided

    parietal pleuroperitoneum of reptiles

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    {{quote-text|en|1999|title=Wildlife in Australia: Healthcare & Management|text=The lungs [of tortoises] are also attached dorsally to the pleuroperitoneum and thus adhere to the inner surface of the carapace

Origin

From pleuro- + peritoneum.

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APA

pleuroperitoneum. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pleuroperitoneum

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“pleuroperitoneum.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pleuroperitoneum. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pleuroperitoneum,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pleuroperitoneum.

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