Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Inflammation of the peritoneum.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Inflammation of the peritoneum.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Med.) Inflammation of the peritoneum.
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- noun pathology Inflammation of the
peritoneum , especially when caused by aninfectious organism introduced into theabdominal cavity
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun inflammation of the peritoneum
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Examples
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What is known is that he died of peritonitis from a ruptured appendix on October 31, 1926 at age 52.
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If 'peritonitis' -- inflammation -- is neglected, or drastic purgatives are too often and too plentifully administered, a peculiar contraction of the muscular membrane of the intestine takes place, and one portion of the bowel is received within another -- there is 'intussusception'.
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It causes a toxic condition called peritonitis and sepsis.
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When this occurs, the affection is termed peritonitis, and may be divided into the
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This condition, known as peritonitis, can be fatal.
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Giving your dog a real bone could cause a bacterial infection of the abdomen, called peritonitis, when fragments poke holes in a dog's stomach or intestines.
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Giving your dog a real bone could cause a bacterial infection of the abdomen, called peritonitis, when fragments poke holes in a dog's stomach or intestines.
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A perforated ulcer often leads to peritonitis, which is a death sentence in most cases.
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In vivo, intraperitoneal injection of hemozoin results in acute peritonitis, which is impaired in Nalp3 -, caspase-1 - and IL-1R-deficient mice.
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If ruptured, the life threatening infection known as peritonitis may occur.
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