peritonitis

English

Noun

peritonitis (countable and uncountable, plural peritonitides or peritonites)

  1. (pathology) Inflammation of the peritoneum, especially when caused by an infectious organism introduced into the abdominal cavity

Derived terms

Translations

Catalan

Etymology

peritoneu + -itis

Pronunciation

  • (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /pə.ɾi.tuˈni.tis/
  • (Valencian) IPA(key): /pe.ɾi.toˈni.tis/
  • Rhymes: -itis
  • Hyphenation: pe‧ri‧to‧ni‧tis

Noun

peritonitis f (plural peritonitis)

  1. (pathology) peritonitis

Further reading

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin peritonitis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌpeː.ri.toːˈni.tɪs/, /ˌpeː.ri.toːˈni.təs/, (Southern Dutch) [ˌpɪː.ri.toːˈni.tɪs], (Northern Dutch) [ˌpɪː.ri.to(ʊ̯)ˈni.tɪs]
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: pe‧ri‧to‧ni‧tis
  • Rhymes: -itɪs

Noun

peritonitis f (uncountable)

  1. peritonitis
    Synonym: buikvliesontsteking

Spanish

Etymology

peritoneo + -itis

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /peɾitoˈnitis/ [pe.ɾi.t̪oˈni.t̪is]
  • Rhymes: -itis
  • Syllabification: pe‧ri‧to‧ni‧tis

Noun

peritonitis f (plural peritonitis)

  1. (pathology) peritonitis

Further reading

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