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Peritoneum

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(n.) The smooth serous membrane which lines the cavity of the abdomen, or the whole body cavity when there is no diaphragm, and, turning back, surrounds the viscera, forming a closed, or nearly closed, sac.

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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Peritoneum'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​p/peritoneum.html. 1828.
 
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