- peritoneum (n.)
[peritoneum 词源字典]
- early 15c., from Late Latin peritonaeum, from Greek peritonaion "abdominal membrane," literally "part stretched over," noun use of neuter of peritonaios "stretched over," from peri- "around" (see peri-) + teinein "to stretch" (see tenet). Related: Peritoneal.[peritoneum etymology, peritoneum origin, 英语词源]