pleuroperitoneum

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The pleural and peritoneal membranes, or the membrane lining the body cavity and covering the surface of the enclosed viscera; the peritoneum; used especially in the case of those animals in which the body cavity is not divided.

Word forms

pleuroperitoneum

Etymology

From pleuro- + peritoneum.

Related words

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