choleperitoneum

choleperitoneum

 [ko″le-per″ĭ-to-ne´um] the presence of bile in the peritoneum.

choleperitoneum

Bile in the peritoneum; it is little used in the working medical parlance.

cho·le·per·i·to·ne·um

(kō'lĕ-per'i-tŏ-nē'ŭm) Bile in the peritoneum, which may lead to bile peritonitis.