peritoneal

See also: péritonéal

English

Alternative forms

• peritonæal

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌpɛrətəˈni.əl/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌpɛrɪtəˈniːəl/
• Rhymes: -iːəl

Adjective

peritoneal (not comparable)

1. Of, relating to, or affecting the peritoneum.
   • 1914, Transactions of the Section on Genito-Urinary Diseases of the American Medical Association, page 80:

     After opening the bladder (incision extending 1 inch pubically from peritoneal fold) the prostate was was injected deeply with 1 per cent. cocain while the pericapsular region was injected with the 1 : 400 novocain solution.

Usage notes

• Not to be confused with peritoneal (which concerns certain organs or matter inside the abdomen), with peroneal (which concerns the lower leg) nor with perineal (which concerns the skin between the genitals and anus); the words can sound somewhat similar, especially in rapid speech such as during a doctor's dictation.

Derived terms

• extraperitoneal
• peritoneal dialysis
• retroperitoneal

Translations

of, relating to or affecting the peritoneum

• Catalan: peritoneal (ca)
• Finnish: vatsakalvon, vatsakalvo- (fi)
• French: péritonéal (fr)
• Italian: peritoneale (it)
• Portuguese: peritoneal
• Russian: перитонеа́льный (peritoneálʹnyj)
• Spanish: peritoneal (es)

Catalan

Etymology

From peritoneu +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [pə.ɾi.tu.neˈal]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [pə.ɾi.to.neˈal]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [pe.ɾi.to.neˈal]
• Rhymes: -al
• Hyphenation: pe‧ri‧to‧ne‧al

Adjective

peritoneal m or f (masculine and feminine plural peritoneals)

1. peritoneal

Derived terms

• retroperitoneal

Further reading

• “peritoneal” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pe.ɾi.to.neˈaw/ [pe.ɾi.to.neˈaʊ̯]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɨ.ɾi.tuˈnjal/ [pɨ.ɾi.tuˈnjaɫ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɨ.ɾi.tuˈnjal/ [pɨ.ɾi.tuˈnjaɫ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɨ.ɾi.tuˈnja.li/

• Hyphenation: pe‧ri‧to‧ne‧al

Adjective

peritoneal m or f (plural peritoneais)

1. peritoneal (relating to or affecting the peritoneum)

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French péritonéal.

Adjective

peritoneal m or n (feminine singular peritoneală, masculine plural peritoneali, feminine and neuter plural peritoneale)

1. peritoneal

Declension

		singular				plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine		masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative- accusative	indefinite	peritoneal		peritoneală		peritoneali	peritoneale
	definite	peritonealul		peritoneala		peritonealii	peritonealele
genitive- dative	indefinite	peritoneal		peritoneale		peritoneali	peritoneale
	definite	peritonealului		peritonealei		peritonealilor	peritonealelor

Spanish

Etymology

From peritoneo +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /peɾitoneˈal/ [pe.ɾi.t̪o.neˈal]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: pe‧ri‧to‧ne‧al

Adjective

peritoneal m or f (masculine and feminine plural peritoneales)

1. (anatomy) peritoneal

Derived terms

• intraperitoneal
• retroperitoneal
• transperitoneal

 

Further reading

• “peritoneal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10