Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

peritonism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: peri-ton-ism
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any condition having the symptoms of peritonitis but without the inflammation of the peritoneum.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"On arrival she was afebrile but tachycardic, with local peritonism in the left renal angle and left iliac fossa despite large amounts of opioid analgesia."

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does peritonism mean?: Any condition having the symptoms of peritonitis but without the inflammation of the peritoneum.

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