(Anatomie) Membrane de la cavité abdominale.
ETYM Latin peritoneum, peritonaeum, Greek, to stretch all around or over; peri around + tenein to stretch.
A transparent membrane that lines the abdominal cavity in mammals and covers most of the viscera.
Membranous sac lining abdominal cavity.
Transparent tissue lining the abdominal cavity and curving around all the visceral organs of vertebrates.