peritonitis
/ˌpɛ.ɹɪ.tə.ˈnaɪ.tɪs/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.34 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Inflammation of the peritoneum, especially when caused by an infectious organism introduced into the abdominal cavity.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "Intraperitoneal injections of a strong solution produce fibrohemorrhagic peritonitis of varying intensity, according to the strength of the solution; while intraperitoneal injections of small quantities of a diluted solution of formalin induce a chronic peritonitis with great connective tissue proliferation, and a striking eosinophilia."
- "Oh, a very well-known man. He has a great reputation as an operator for peritonitis."
Etymology
Etymology tree English peritoneum Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῖτις (-îtis)lbor. New Latin -itisder. English -itis English peritonitis From peritoneum + -itis.