peritonitisnoun [ U ]
uk/ˌper.ɪ.təˈnaɪ.tɪs/us/ˌper.ɪ.toʊˈnaɪ.t̬əs/specializeda serious medical condition in which the inside wall of the abdomen (= lower part of the body containing the stomach and other organs) becomes very sore and larger than its usual size, especially because of infection
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Digestive disorders
- achalasia
- acid reflux
- amebic dysentery
- amoebic dysentery
- bellyache
- bilious
- bloat
- bowel incontinence
- cholera
- dyspeptic
- gastritis
- heartburn
- ileitis
- incontinence
- irritable bowel syndrome
- merycism
- mesenteric ischaemia
- mesenteric panniculitis
- occlusion
- upset
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