pleuroperitonealadj.
/ˌplʊərə(ʊ)ˌpɛrᵻtəˈniːəl/, /ˌplɔːrə(ʊ)ˌpɛrᵻtəˈniːəl/, U.S. /ˌplʊroʊˌpɛrətnˈiəl/ Zoology and Anatomy.
Enclosed by the pleuroperitoneum; of or relating to the pleuroperitoneum. Also: of, relating to, or involving the pleura and the peritoneum, or the pleural and peritoneal cavities.
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mesaraica1400
zirbal?a1425
mesaraical1569
meserenical1578
mesenterial1605
mesenteric1615
mesenterical1615
epiploic1656
omental1739
peritoneal1766
omphalomesenteric1797
mesocolic1825
intraperitoneal1835
retroperitoneal1835
mesogastric1843
mesenteriform1846
pleuroperitoneal1870
mesoarial1875
transperitoneal1891
transperitone1899
ventriculoperitoneal1913
1870 Nature 11 Aug. 291/2 What parts of the skeleton are within the pleuro-peritoneal cavity?
1875 T. H. Huxley & H. N. Martin Course Elem. Biol. (1877) 165 As this cavity answers to those of the pleuræ and of the peritoneum in the higher animals, it is termed the pleuroperitoneal cavity; and the soft smooth membrane which lines it and covers the contained viscera is the pleuroperitoneal membrane.
1898 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. V. 152 A general chronic inflammation with thickening of the whole pleuro-peritoneal cavity.
1934 Lancet 24 Mar. 639/1 Hernia through an imperfectly closed pleuroperitoneal canal.
1986 A. S. Romer & T. S. Parsons Vertebr. Body (ed. 6) x. 322 Laterally, pleuroperitoneal membranes fold inward from the body wall to close much of the opening.
2003 Chest (Nexis) 123 1895 Patients with a trapped lung that did not expand with increased intrapleural suction..were referred either for thoracoscopy or pleuroperitoneal shunt drainage.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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