Search Results for: peritoneum
Peritoneum
What is the Peritoneum? The term peritoneum refers to the serous membrane that constitutes the biologically active inner... Read More
Peritonitis
Definition noun, plural: peritonites (pathology) The inflammation of the peritoneum Supplement Peritonitis pertains to the... Read More
Generalized peritonitis
Definition noun A type of peritonitis affecting the entire abdomen, and in which the abdominal tenderness is diffuse and the... Read More
Localized peritonitis
Definition noun A type of peritonitis that is confined to a demarcated region of the peritoneal... Read More
Peritonism
Definition noun A condition marked by symptoms such as vomiting, pain, and shock associated with the inflammation of the... Read More
Simple squamous epithelium
Simple Squamous Epithelium Definition Simple squamous epithelium, also known as simple squamous epithelial tissue or... Read More
Kingdom Animalia
Kingdom Animalia Definition Each person can say that they know of or can name at least one animal. However, do people know... Read More
Alimentary canal
Definition of Alimentary canal What is the alimentary canal? The alimentary canal is a muscular hollow continuous tubular... Read More
Choleperitonitis
Choleperitonitis --> bile peritonitis (Science: surgery) inflammation of the peritoneum which is cause by the escape of... Read More
Ovarian fossa
ovarian fossa A depression in the parietal peritoneum of the pelvis; it is bounded in front by the obliterated umbilical... Read More
White line of toldt
Definition noun, plural: white lines of Toldt (1) The lateral peritoneal reflection along the outer edge of the ascending... Read More
Adipose tissue
Adipose Tissue Definition Adipose tissue, a specialized variety of connective tissue, is composed of lipid-rich cells known... Read More
Splenunculus
Definition noun, plural: splenunculi Small nodule of splenic tissue that may be connected to or detached from the... Read More
Pelviperitonitis
pelviperitonitis --> pelvic peritonitis generalised inflammation of the peritoneum surrounding the uterus and fallopian... Read More
Vestige of vaginal process
vestige of vaginal process --> vestige of processus vaginalis Incompletely obliterated remnants of the vaginal process of... Read More
Fossa ovarica
Fossa ovarica --> ovarian fossa a depression in the parietal peritoneum of the pelvis; it is bounded in front by the... Read More
Rovsings sign
Rovsing's Sign Definition Rovsing's sign is when palpation on the left lower quadrant of the abdomen results in pain in the... Read More
Eucoelomate
Definition noun, plural: eucoelomates Any of the animals with "true" coelom, which is characterized by a body cavity... Read More
Fibrinous exudate
What Is Fibrinous Exudate? Fibrinous exudate is a type of exudate (inflammatory fluid) that forms at the site of tissue... Read More
Bare area of stomach
Bare area of stomach The part of posterior surface of the fundus of the stomach between the two diverging layers of the... Read More
Bare area of liver
Bare area of liver The area on the posterior surface of the liver which is fused with the diaphragm and therefore not... Read More
Peritoneoscopy
peritoneoscopy examination of the contents of the peritoneum with a peritoneoscope passed through the abdominal wall. See:... Read More