Definitions for "Peritoneal"
Keywords:  pawr, cavity, awl, visceral, parietal
(pawr'-ih-to-NEE-awl) cavity The space between the parietal peritoneum and the visceral peritoneum that contains a small amount of fluid.
in the peritoneal cavity.
Of the peritoneum. So, peritoneal cancer is cancer of the sheet of body tissue (the peritoneum) that lines the abdominal cavity and covers the organs inside it.
Of or pertaining to the peritoneum.
Pertaining to the peritoneum, the membrane lining the abdominopelvic walls and investing the viscera.
Keywords:  abdomen
Abdomen.
Keywords:  relating
Relating to the peritoneum
Having to do with the peritoneum.