retroperitoneal /ret·ro·peri·to·ne·al/ (-per″ĭ-to-ne´al) posterior to the peritoneum.
retroperitoneal
ret·ro·per·i·to·ne·al (r t r -pr -tn-   l)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
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
retroperitoneal space
see retroperitoneum.
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