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peritoneum
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
peritoneum , multilayered membrane which lines...abdominal cavity is called the parietal peritoneum. The portion that covers the internal...or viscera, is known as the visceral peritoneum and forms the outer layer (serosa...
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Peritonitis
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine, 3rd ed.
...organs. This membrane is called the peritoneum. Description Peritonitis may be primary...familial Mediterranean fever. When the peritoneum is contaminated by blood, the blood can both irritate the peritoneum and serve as a source of bacteria...
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Paracentesis
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine, 3rd ed.
...because it is enclosed by a thin membrane called the peritoneum. The peritoneum wraps around nearly every organ in the abdomen...Infections Peritonitis is an infection of the peritoneum. Infection changes the dynamics of body fluids...
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Ovarian Cancer
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer
...carcinoma (PPC) is a cancer of the peritoneum, the lining of the abdominal cavity...ultimately develop into the ovaries and the peritoneum share a common origin. The term "primary...that the cancer started first in the peritoneum, as opposed to the cancer starting...
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Ascites
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer
...are lined with membranes called the peritoneum. Between these two linings is a space...consequence of disease that originates in the peritoneum (peritoneal carcinomatosis) or of...needle that is usually inserted into the peritoneum under local anesthesia.
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Mesothelioma
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine, 3rd ed.
...located in the body: pleura (chest), peritoneum (abdomen), and pericardium (heart...cases. Malignant cells form in the peritoneum, affecting the abdomen, bowel, liver...organs. Cystic mesothelioma of the peritoneum, another rare form of the disease...
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abdomen
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...The abdominal cavity is lined with a thin membrane, the peritoneum, which encloses the stomach, intestines, liver, and gall...pancreas, kidneys, and urinary bladder are located behind the peritoneum. The abdomen of the female also contains the ovaries, fallopian...
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Laparotomy, Exploratory
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Surgery: A Guide for Patients and Caregivers
...of the abdominal organs peritonitis (inflammation of the peritoneum, the lining of the abdominal cavity) appendicitis (inflammation...subcutaneous fat, the abdominal muscles, and finally, the peritoneum. Electrocautery is often used to cut through the subcutaneous...
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Peanut Worms
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science
...cavity (coelom), that is lined by a fine epithelium called peritoneum. They are nonsegmented and bilaterally symmetrical; some...products are picked up by clusters of cells located on the peritoneum and capped by a ciliated cell, called “ fixed urns...
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Hernia Repair
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine, 3rd ed.
...uncomplicated hernia is one where the intestines bulge into the peritoneum (the membrane lining the abdomen), but they can still be...located and the intestines are returned to the abdomen. The peritoneum is closed, then the large abdominal muscle is pulled over...
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