peritoneal
Surrounding gut organs
Peritoneal means relating to the peritoneum—the membrane lining the abdominal cavity and covering most of the organs within it.
The term appears in medical contexts: peritoneal dialysis, peritoneal cavity, peritoneal fluid.
A peritoneal infection can become life-threatening if it spreads.
Fluid-secreting tissue layer
Abdominal cavity fluid accumulation
- retroperitonealBehind the abdominal membrane
- visceraAbdominal organs collectively
- cul-de-sacStreet closed at end
Tissues abnormally joined together
- metastasisCancer spreading beyond origin
- inflammationProtective tissue response
- fibrosisPathological connective tissue buildup
- effusionUnrestrained emotional discharge
abscess · perforation · sepsis · mesothelioma
Minimally invasive abdominal examination
- laparotomyAbdominal cavity access cut
- insufflationBlowing into body cavity
- trocarPointed drainage puncture tool
- pneumoperitoneumAir within abdominal cavity
exploration · biopsy · debulking · cytoreduction · washout · staging · intraoperative · resection
serosa
Fluid-secreting tissue layer
ascites
Abdominal cavity fluid accumulation
- retroperitonealBehind the abdominal membrane
- visceraAbdominal organs collectively
- cul-de-sacStreet closed at end
adhesions
Tissues abnormally joined together
- metastasisCancer spreading beyond origin
- inflammationProtective tissue response
- fibrosisPathological connective tissue buildup
effusion · abscess · perforation · sepsis · mesothelioma
laparoscopy
Minimally invasive abdominal examination
- laparotomyAbdominal cavity access cut
- insufflationBlowing into body cavity
- trocarPointed drainage puncture tool
pneumoperitoneum · exploration · biopsy · debulking · cytoreduction · washout · staging · intraoperative · resection
catheter
Inserted medical drainage tube
- dwell timeDuration spent somewhere
- exchangeMutual giving and receiving
- APDAcronym, multiple meanings
dialysate · clearance · osmosis · diffusion · semipermeable · cycler · drain · infusion
- kidneyskidney, nephron, nephrons, glomerulus, glomeruli
peritonealthoracic
Of the chest region
pleural · retroperitoneal · pericardial · cranial · mediastinal
- peritoneal cavitySerous membrane-enclosed abdominal space
- parietal peritoneumSerous lining of abdominal cavity