- 1. n. The pleural and peritoneal membranes, or the membrane lining the body cavity and covering the surface of the inclosed viscera; the peritoneum; -- used especially in the case of those animals in which the body cavity is not divided. Source: opted
- 2. The pleural and peritoneal membranes, or the membrane lining the body cavity and covering the surface of the inclosed viscera; the peritoneum; -- used especially in the case of those animals in which the body cavity is not divided. Note: Peritoneum is now often used in the sense of pleuroperitoneum, the pleuræ being regarded as a part of the peritoneum, when the body cavity is undivided. Source: webster
- 3. The pleural and peritoneal membranes, or the membrane liningthe body cavity and covering the surface of the inclosed viscera; theperitoneum; -- used especially in the case of those animals in whichthe body cavity is not divided. Source: adambom
- 4. n. The pleural and peritoneal membranes, or the membrane lining the body cavity and covering the surface of the inclosed viscera; the peritoneum; -- used especially in the case of those animals in which the body cavity is not divided. Source: ecdict
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