Pyopneumoperitoneum


pyopneumoperitoneum py·o·pneu·mo·per·i·to·ne·um (pī’ō-nōō’mō-pěr’ĭ-tn-ē’əm, -nyōō’-)
n.
The presence of pus and gas in the peritoneal cavity.

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