péritoine

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin peritonaeum, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek περιτόναιον (peritónaion).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pe.ʁi.twan/

Noun

péritoine m (plural péritoines)

1. (anatomy) peritoneum

Derived terms

• péritonéal
• péritonite

Further reading

• “péritoine”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.