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Peritoneum

Serous membrane that forms the lining of the abdominal cavity or the coelom—it covers most of the intra-abdominal (or coelomic) organs—in amniotes and some invertebrates

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  • Shoulder joint, larynx, peritoneum (?) and a reclining écorché supported by the left elbow and the outstreched right hand, seen from the front. Line engraving by Kirkwood & Sons, partly after W. Cowper, 1813.
  • The stomach, peritoneum and oesophagus. Engraving, 1686, after Gérard de Lairesse, 1685.

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    The liver, spleen, pancreas, peritoneal relations, and biliary system in monotremes and marsupials / by William Colin MacKenzie.

    Mackenzie, Colin, 1877-1938. | Date: 1918
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    Experimentelle Untersuchungen über die Biologie des Peritoneums / Leif Efskind.

    Efskind, Leif. | Date: 1940
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    Surgical pathology of the peritoneum / by Arthur E. Hertzler.

    Hertzler, Arthur E. (Arthur Emanuel), 1870-1946. | Date: [1935], ©1935
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    The antiseptic method in relation to drainage of the peritoneum in abdominal surgery / by J. Knowsley Thornton.

    Thornton, John Knowsley. | Date: 1879
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    An experimental and clinical study of pain in the pleura, pericardium and peritoneum / by Joseph A. Capps ; with the collaboration of George H. Coleman ; a foreword by Anton J. Carlson.

    Capps, Joseph A. (Joseph Almarin), 1872-1964. | Date: 1932

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