different between abdominal vs peritoneal

English

Etymology

First attested in 1746. From New Latin abd?min?lis, from Latin abd?men. Equivalent to abdomen +? -al. Compare French abdominal.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /æb?d?m.?.nl?/, /?b?d?m.?.nl?/
• (US) IPA^(key): /æb?d?m.?.nl?/, /?b?d?m.?.nl?/
• Hyphenation: ab?dom?i?nal

Adjective

abdominal (comparative more abdominal, superlative most abdominal)

1. Of or pertaining to the abdomen; ventral. [Mid 18^th century.]

2. (ichthyology) Having the ventral fins under the abdomen and behind the pectoral fins. [Mid 19^th century.]
3. (ichthyology) Ventral, in describing a fin. [Late 19^th century.]
4. (zoology, obsolete) Belonging to the order Abdominales of fish.

Synonyms

• (of or pertaining to the abdomen): ventral

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

abdominal (plural abdominals)

1. (zoology, obsolete) A fish of the order Abdominales.
2. (colloquial, usually plural only) An abdominal muscle. [Mid 20^th century.]

Synonyms

• (fish): Cypriniformes.

References

Catalan

Etymology

From New Latin abd?min?lis.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic) IPA^(key): /?b.do.mi?nal/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /?b.du.mi?nal/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /ab.do.mi?nal/

Adjective

abdominal (masculine and feminine plural abdominals)

1. abdominal

Related terms

• abdomen

French

Etymology

From New Latin abd?min?lis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ab.d?.mi.nal/
• Homophones: abdominale, abdominales

Adjective

abdominal (feminine singular abdominale, masculine plural abdominaux, feminine plural abdominales)

1. abdominal; of the abdomen.

Further reading

• “abdominal” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

German

Etymology

From New Latin abd?min?lis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /apdomi?na?l/
• Rhymes: -a?l

Adjective

abdominal (not comparable)

1. abdominal

Declension

Interlingua

Adjective

abdominal (not comparable)

1. abdominal

Related terms

• abdomine

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From New Latin abd?min?lis (“abdominal”), from Latin abd?men (“belly, abdomen; gluttony”) (with the suffix -?lis (forms adjectives), from Proto-Indo-European *-li-, possibly from *h?el- (“to grow, nourish”)), possibly from both abd? (“I hide, conceal”), from ab- (“from, away, off”), from ab (“from, away from, on, in”), from Proto-Italic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European *h?epó (“off, away”) (+ the ending *d? (“put”), from Proto-Indo-European *d?eh?- (“to do, put, place”)) + and from -men (forms neuter nouns), from Proto-Italic *-men, from Proto-Indo-European *-mn? (creates action nouns or result nouns).

Equivalent to abdomen +? -al, first part from Latin abd?men (“belly, abdomen; gluttony”), possibly from both abd? (“I hide, conceal”), from ab- (“from, away, off”), from ab (“from, away from, on, in”), from Proto-Italic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European *h?epó (“off, away”) (+ the ending *d? (“put”), from Proto-Indo-European *d?eh?- (“to do, put, place”)) + and from -men (forms neuter nouns), from Proto-Italic *-men, from Proto-Indo-European *-mn? (creates action nouns or result nouns). Last part from French -al (“-al”), from Middle French, from Old French -al, from Latin -?lis, from Proto-Indo-European *-li-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /abd?m??n??l/
• Rhymes: -??l
• Hyphenation: ab?do?mi?nal

Adjective

abdominal (neuter singular abdominalt, definite singular and plural abdominale, comparative mer abdominal, superlative mest abdominal)

1. (anatomy, medicine) abdominal (of or pertaining to the abdomen)

   abdominalt støttebelte ved brokk

   abdominal support belt for hernia

Related terms

• abdomen (“abdomen”)

See also

• bakkropp (“abdomen, hind body”)
• buk (“abdomen”)
• bukhule (“peritoneum”)

References

• “abdominal” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “abdominal” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Portuguese

Etymology

From New Latin abd?min?lis.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ab(i)dom??na??/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /a?ðom??na?/
• Hyphenation: ab?do?mi?nal

Adjective

abdominal m or f (plural abdominais, not comparable)

1. abdominal

Noun

abdominal m (plural abdominais)

1. sit-up

Related terms

• abdómen

Romanian

Etymology

From French abdominal.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ab.do.mi?nal/

Adjective

abdominal m or n (feminine singular abdominal?, masculine plural abdominali, feminine and neuter plural abdominale)

1. abdominal

Declension

Spanish

Etymology

From New Latin abd?min?lis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /abdomi?nal/, [a??.ð?o.mi?nal]
• Rhymes: -al
• Hyphenation: ab?do?mi?nal

Adjective

abdominal (plural abdominales)

1. abdominal

Noun

abdominal m (plural abdominales)

1. abdominal muscle
2. sit-up

Related terms

• abdomen

Further reading

• “abdominal” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

Swedish

Etymology

abdomen +? -al

Adjective

abdominal (not comparable)

1. abdominal

Declension

English

Alternative forms

• peritonæal

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -i??l

Adjective

peritoneal (not comparable)

1. Of, relating to, or affecting the peritoneum.
   • 1914, Transactions of the Section on Genito-Urinary Diseases of the American Medical Association, page 80:

     After opening the bladder (incision extending 1 inch pubically from peritoneal fold) the prostate was was injected deeply with 1 per cent. cocain while the pericapsular region was injected with the 1 : 400 novocain solution.

Usage notes

Do not confuse peritoneal (which concerns certain things inside the abdomen) with peroneal (which concerns the lower leg) nor with perineal (which concerns the skin between the genitals and anus); the words can sound somewhat similar, especially in rapid speech such as a doctor's dictation.

Derived terms

• retroperitoneal

Translations

Portuguese

Adjective

peritoneal m or f (plural peritoneais, comparable)

1. peritoneal (relating to or affecting the peritoneum)

Romanian

Etymology

From French péritonéal

Adjective

peritoneal m or n (feminine singular peritoneal?, masculine plural peritoneali, feminine and neuter plural peritoneale)

1. peritoneal

Declension

Spanish

Etymology

peritoneo +? -al

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pe?itone?al/, [pe.?i.t?o.ne?al]
• Rhymes: -al
• Hyphenation: pe?ri?to?ne?al

Adjective

peritoneal (plural peritoneales)

1. (anatomy) peritoneal

Derived terms

• intraperitoneal
• retroperitoneal
• transperitoneal

Further reading

• “peritoneal” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.