PERITONISM
\pˌɛɹˈɪtənˌɪzəm], \pˌɛɹˈɪtənˌɪzəm], \p_ˌɛ_ɹ_ˈɪ_t_ə_n_ˌɪ_z_ə_m]\
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A collective name for the symptoms indicative of any grave disturbance in the peritoneal cavity (as from intestinal perforation, strangulation, and the passage of gall-stones) ; marked by pain, great exhaustion, anxiety, and distress, vomiting, and the appearances of profound collapse (shallow respiration, cold and pale skin, and soft pulse).
By Alexander Duane
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A condition of shock simulating peritonitis.
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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