- pericolic membrane syndrome
- symptoms resembling those of chronic appendicitis, owing to the pressure of pericolic membranes.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
pericolic membrane — occasional bands of peritoneum extending between the abdominal wall and the serosa of the colon. See pericolic membrane syndrome, under syndrome … Medical dictionary
syndrome — The aggregate of symptoms and signs associated with any morbid process, and constituting together the picture of the disease. SEE ALSO: disease. [G. s., a running together, tumultuous concourse; (in med.) a concurrence of symptoms, fr. syn,… … Medical dictionary