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ETYMOLOGY DICTIONARY:
- peritoneum (n.)
- early 15c., from L.L. peritonaeum, from Gk. peritonaion "abdominal membrane," lit. "part stretched over," noun use of neuter of peritonaios "stretched over," from peri- "around" (see peri-) + teinein "to stretch" (see tenet). Related: Peritoneal.
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