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Definition of peritonitis noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

 

peritonitis

 noun
noun
NAmE//ˌpɛrətəˈnaɪt̮əs//
 
[uncountable] (medical)
 
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a serious condition in which the inside wall of the body becomes swollen and infected
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