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retroperitoneum

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retroperitoneum /ret·ro·peri·to·ne·um/ (-per″ĭ-to-ne´um) retroperitoneal space.
ret·ro·per·i·to·ne·um (rtr-pr-tn-m)
n.
The retroperitoneal space.

retroperitoneum
[-per′itənē′əm]
Etymology: L, retro, backward; Gk, peri + teinein, to stretch
the space behind the peritoneum.

retroperitoneum [ret″ro-per″ĭ-to-ne´um]
the retroperitoneal space; the space between the peritoneum and the posterior abdominal wall.

retroperitoneum
the retroperitoneal space; the space between the peritoneum and the abdominal wall.


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