retroperitoneal

English

Etymology

retro- +‎ peritoneal

Adjective

retroperitoneal (comparative more retroperitoneal, superlative most retroperitoneal)

1. Located behind the peritoneum.

Derived terms

• retroperitoneal abscess
• retroperitoneal space
• retroperitoneum

 

Related terms

• intraperitoneal

Translations

located behind the peritoneum

• Catalan: retroperitoneal
• Finnish: retroperitoneaalinen, vatsakalvontakainen
• Greek: οπισθοπεριτοναϊκός (el) (opisthoperitonaïkós)
• Spanish: retroperitoneal

Catalan

Etymology

From retro- +‎ peritoneal.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [rə.tɾu.pə.ɾi.tu.neˈal]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [rə.tɾo.pə.ɾi.to.neˈal]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [re.tɾo.pe.ɾi.to.neˈal]
• Rhymes: -al
• Hyphenation: re‧tro‧pe‧ri‧to‧ne‧al

Adjective

retroperitoneal m or f (masculine and feminine plural retroperitoneals)

1. retroperitoneal

Spanish

Etymology

From retro- +‎ peritoneal.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /retɾopeɾitoneˈal/ [re.t̪ɾo.pe.ɾi.t̪o.neˈal]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: re‧tro‧pe‧ri‧to‧ne‧al

Adjective

retroperitoneal m or f (masculine and feminine plural retroperitoneales)

1. (anatomy) retroperitoneal