Associations to the word «Peritoneal»

Wiktionary

PERITONEAL, adjective. Of, relating to, or affecting the peritoneum.
PERITONEAL DIALYSIS, noun. A treatment for patients with severe chronic kidney disease in which fluids are exchanged from the blood in the patient's peritoneum in the abdomen.

Dictionary definition

PERITONEAL, adjective. Of or relating to or affecting the peritoneum; "peritoneal cancer".

Wise words

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