| pseudomyxoma peritonei |
A build-up of mucus in the peritoneal cavity. The mucus may come from ruptured ovarian cysts, the appendix, or from other abdominal tissues, and mucus-secreting cells may attach to the peritoneal lining and continue to secrete mucus.
출처: www.stjude.org/glossary
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| pseudomyxoma |
1. a gelatinous mass of epithelial mucus resembling a myxoma. 2. p. peritonei.
출처: www.mercksource.com/pp/us/cns/cns_health_library.j...
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