retroperitoneum /ret·ro·peri·to·ne·um/ (-per″ĭ-to-ne´um) retroperitoneal space.
retroperitoneum
ret·ro·per·i·to·ne·um (r t r -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
the retroperitoneal space; the space between the peritoneum and the abdominal wall.
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