Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

peritoneal

/ˌpɛrətəˈni.əl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.52 in modern English

Syllables: peri-toneal
IPA: /ˌpɛrətəˈni.əl/

12

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, relating to, or affecting the peritoneum.

Example Sentences

"After opening the bladder (incision extending 1 inch pubically from peritoneal fold) the prostate was injected deeply with 1 per cent. cocain while the pericapsular region was injected with the 1 : 400 novocain solution."

Etymology

From peritone(um) + -al. Compare New Latin peritonaeālis.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: peritoneum

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌpɛrətəˈni.əl/
British English: /ˌpɛrɪtəˈniːəl/

Inflected Forms

peritonaeal (alternative) peritonæal (alternative, obsolete)

Derived Forms

extraperitoneal hemoperitoneal inguinoperitoneal lumboperitoneal metroperitoneal neoperitoneal nonperitoneal pericardioperitoneal peritonealize peritoneally pleuroperitoneal pneumoperitoneal

Phrases

peritoneal dialysis

Rhymes With

esophageal pineal hymeneal real ideal reel unreal laryngeal pharyngeal perineal oropharyngeal nasopharyngeal

Questions

How do you pronounce peritoneal?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌpɛrətəˈni.əl/.
What does peritoneal mean?: Of, relating to, or affecting the peritoneum.
Where does peritoneal come from?: From peritone(um) + -al. Compare New Latin peritonaeālis.

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