Postby PammySue_51 » Sun Aug 19, 2007 4:48 pm
peritoneal = referring to the pertoneum
peritoneum = the serous membrane lining the abdominopelvic walls and investing the viscera. A strong, colorless membrane with a smooth surface, it forms a double-layered sac that is closed in the male and is continuous with the mucous membrane of the uterine tubes in the fame. The potential space between the perietal and visceral peritoneum is called the peritoneal cavity.
reflection = (1) a turning or bending back; a bending back upon its course. (2) in physics, the turning back of a ray of light, sound, or heat when it strikes against a surface that it does not penetrate. The ray before reflection is known as the incident ray; after reflection, it is the reflected ray. (3) an image produced by this process. (4) a special form of reentry in which an impulse crosses a narrow area of diminished responsiveness to excite distal tissue, pauses long enough for repolarization of proximal tissue, and returns, retracting its pathway and reexciting the same fibers in reverse rather than transversing a circuit. If the returning impulse is strong enough, a seesaw movement of current can result, causing tachyarrhythmias.
This is from Dorland's Medical Encyclopedia and I'm sure it's way too much information. That's all I could find. Please don't ask me to translate into English.
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