retroperitoneal

adj. (Anatomy) located behind the peritoneum, of or pertaining to the area behind the peritoneum

The retroperitoneum (adj. retroperitoneal) is the anatomical space behind (retro) the abdominal cavity. It has no specific delineating anatomical structures. Organs are retroperitoneal if they only have peritoneum on their anterior side. Retroperitoneal cancer has one of the lowest survival rates of all cancers.
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Retroperitoneal /ret·ro·peri·to·ne·al/ posterior to the peritoneum. ret·ro·per·i·to·ne·al adj. Situated behind the peritoneum. [more]Retroperitoneal - Community and Resources

[RET-row-PAIR-ih-toe-NEE-ul]
Having to do with the area outside or behind the peritoneum (the tissue that lines the abdominal wall and covers most of the organs in the abdomen).

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