retroperitoneal

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retroperitoneal /ret·ro·peri·to·ne·al/ (-per″ĭ-to-ne´al) posterior to the peritoneum.

ret·ro·per·i·to·ne·al (r

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adj.

Situated behind the peritoneum.

retroperitoneal

[-per′itənē′əl]

Etymology: L, retro + Gk, peri, around, teinein, to stretch

pertaining to organs closely attached to the posterior abdominal wall and partly covered by peritoneum, rather than suspended by that membrane.

retroperitoneal [ret″ro-per´ĭ-to-ne´al]

behind the peritoneum.

retroperitoneal

behind the peritoneum.

retroperitoneal abscess

characterized by fever and toxemia, chronic or intermittent colic in horses, weight loss and a positive paracentesis sample. See also pelvic abscess and mesenteric abscess.

retroperitoneal perirenal cyst

see feline perirenal cysts.

retroperitoneal space

see retroperitoneum.

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