Definition of "peritonaeum" []

• Same as peritoneum. (noun)

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• "The layer in contact with the heart is referred to as the visceral layer, the outer layer in contact with surrounding organs is the parietal pericardium. peritoneum (peritonaeum)"
• "The external iliac vein covered by the peritonaeum."
• "-- The peritonaeum, 2, 3, closes the femoral canal, 12, at the femoral ring, in the same way as this membrane closes the inguinal canal at the internal inguinal ring, 3, Fig. 2, Plate 45."