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peritonitis

/per-i-tn-ahy-tis/US // ˌpɛr ɪ tnˈaɪ tɪs //UK // (ˌpɛrɪtəˈnaɪtɪs) //

腹膜炎,腹腔炎

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    Pathology.

    • : inflammation of the peritoneum, often accompanied by pain and tenderness in the abdomen, vomiting, constipation, and moderate fever.

Examples

  • Fatal peritonitis soon brings on a state of painful uneasiness ill adapted to the proper dispositions for the Sacraments.

  • Think, Gentlemen, of a child in the last stages of septic peritonitis, practically dead.

  • This sounded like an advanced case, perhaps already involving peritonitis.

  • Acute cases are dangerous as they are apt to cause post-operative peritonitis.

  • Death in the fatal cases was attributed to pulmonary embolism, peritonitis, and in two to heart failure.