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'.
The Dog William Youatt 1811
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It causes a toxic condition called peritonitis and sepsis.
Bodily Harm Robert Dugoni 2010
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When this occurs, the affection is termed peritonitis, and may be divided into the
The People's Common Sense Medical Adviser in Plain English or, Medicine Simplified, 54th ed., One Million, Six Hundred and Fifty Thousand Ray Vaughn Pierce 1877
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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.
Brownsville Herald : By JENNIFER C. KERR/The Associated Press 2010
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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.
Brownsville Herald : By JENNIFER C. KERR/The Associated Press 2010
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A perforated ulcer often leads to peritonitis, which is a death sentence in most cases.
TheHorse.com News 2009
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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.
Elites TV 2009
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If ruptured, the life threatening infection known as peritonitis may occur.
xml's Blinklist.com 2008
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