uroperitoneum

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noun

The presence of urine in the peritoneal cavity

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Meanings

noun
  1. The presence of urine in the peritoneal cavity

    The cause of uroperitoneum often can be determined and the condition corrected surgically.

    2015 July 3, Ueli Braun, Karl Nuss, “Uroperitoneum in cattle: Ultrasonographic findings, diagnosis and treatment”, in Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica, volume 57, →DOI

Origin

From uro- + peritoneum.

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Chicago

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