| 释义 | retroperitoneal adjective
 anatomy specializeduk /ˌret.rəʊ.per.ɪ.təˈniː.əl/ us /ˌret.roʊ.per.ɪ.təˈniː.əl/
 behind the peritoneum(= the wall of the abdomen):
 The kidneys are retroperitoneal.
 One patient had retroperitoneal bleeding requiring surgery.
 Diagnosis of retroperitoneal fibrosis is generally delayed and revealed by various non-specific signs.
 An abdominal CT scan showed a retroperitoneal haematoma.
 The most common metastatic sites include the cervix, adnexa, and retroperitoneal lymph nodes.
 The tumour existed in the retroperitoneal space, and was as large as a man's fist.
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