Category:Peritoneum

Per`i*to*ne"um, n. Etym: [l. peritoneum, peritonaeum, gr. (anat.)

Defn: the smooth serous membrane which lines the cavity of the Abdomen, or the whole body cavity when there is no diaphragm, and, Turning back, surrounds the viscera, forming a closed, or nearly Closed, sac. [written also peritonæum.]