reticuloperitonitis

noun

Inflammation of the reticulum and the peritoneum in ruminants, which is usually caused by, part of, and metonymically synonymous with hardware disease.

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Meanings

nounreticuloperitonitis (uncountable)
  1. uncountablebiologyInflammation of the reticulum and the peritoneum in ruminants, which is usually caused by, part of, and metonymically synonymous with hardware disease.

Origin

From reticulo- + periton(eum) + -itis.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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