"retroperitoneal" meaning in English

See retroperitoneal in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more retroperitoneal [comparative], most retroperitoneal [superlative]
Etymology: From retro- + peritoneal. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|retro|peritoneal}} retro- + peritoneal Head templates: {{en-adj}} retroperitoneal (comparative more retroperitoneal, superlative most retroperitoneal)
  1. Located behind the peritoneum. Derived forms: retroperitoneal abscess, retroperitoneal space, retroperitoneum Related terms: intraperitoneal Translations (located behind the peritoneum): retroperitoneal (Catalan), retroperitoneaalinen (Finnish), vatsakalvontakainen (Finnish), rétropéritonéal (French), οπισθοπεριτοναϊκός (opisthoperitonaïkós) (Greek), retroperitoneal (Spanish)

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