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
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.
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