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retroperitoneum /ret·ro·peri·to·ne·um/ (-per″ĭ-to-ne´um) 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.
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