hydraeroperitoneum

hydraeroperitoneum

 [hi-dra″er-o-per″€ĭ-to-ne´um] water and gas in the peritoneal cavity.

hydraeroperitoneum

(hī-dră″ĕr-ō-pĕr″ĭ-tō-nē′ŭm) [Gr. hydor, water, + aer, air, + peritonaion, peritoneum] A collection of fluid and gas in the peritoneal cavity.