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peritonism (medicine)


peritonism


A rarely used term for:1. A symptom complex marked by vomiting, pain, and shock associated with inflammation of any of the abdominal viscera in which the peritoneum is involved.

2. A neurosis in which the symptoms simulate those of peritonitis.

Synonym: pseudoperitonitis.