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Etymology of the English word peritoneum

the English word peritoneum
derived from the Greek word peri, περί (around; properly, through (all over); around; figuratively with respect to; used in various applications, of place, cause or time (with the genitive case denoting the subject or occasion or superlative point; with the accusative case the locality, circuit, matter, circumstance or general period))
derived from the Greek word teinein (to stretch)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ten-

Derivations in English

peritonitis

Usage

Word found in Modern English



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