Medical Dictionary

properitoneal

adj pro·peri·to·ne·al \(ˈ)prō-ˌper-ət-ən-ˈē-əl\

Medical Definition of PROPERITONEAL

:  lying between the parietal peritoneum and the ventral musculature of the body cavity <a properitoneal herniated mass> <properitoneal fat>

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