περιτόναιος

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Ancient Greek[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From περίτονος (perítonos, covered with something stretched over) +‎ -αιος (-aios, suffix to form an adjective).

Pronunciation[edit]

 

Adjective[edit]

περιτόναιος (peritónaiosm (feminine περιτοναία, neuter περιτόναιον); first/second declension

  1. stretched or strained over, especially of the membrane which contains the lower viscera

Inflection[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

  • περιτόναιον (peritónaion, noun)
    • Latin: peritonaeum

References[edit]

περιτόναιος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press