peritoniticadj.
/ˌpɛrᵻtəˈnɪtɪk/, U.S. /ˌpɛrətnˈɪdɪk/ Medicine.
Of, relating to, or of the nature of peritonitis; affected with peritonitis.
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1828 Lancet 10 May 167/2 That the oxygen of the atmosphere may operate as a peritonitic stimulus was, I think, maintained by Monro.
1855 J. King Amer. Eclectic Obstetr. 577 Peritonitic pain.
1896 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. I. 641 Various results of the peritonitic affection.
1971 Ulster Med. Jrnl. 40 111 Chronic peritonitic encapsulation is a different disorder in which a globular or ovoid sac encloses the small intestine.
2001 Amer. Jrnl. Pathol. 159 1275 Mononuclear cells of peritonitic patients.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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