Peritonitis is an umbrella term for any inflammatory or infectious disease of the visceral lining (peritoneum) of the abdomen. Regardless of cause, peritonitis in dogs usually involves the majority of the abdominal organs including the liver, stomach, intestines, spleen, kidney, reproductive organs and urinary bladder.
Use humanness in a sentence. Noun. (countable and uncountable, plural humannesses) The condition or quality of being human.
Shyness (also called diffidence) is the feeling of apprehension, lack of comfort, or awkwardness especially when a person is around other people. This commonly occurs in new situations or with unfamiliar people. Shyness can be a characteristic of people who have low self-esteem. Stronger forms of shyness are usually referred to as social anxiety or social phobia. The primary defining characteristic of shyness is a largely ego-driven fear of what other people will think of a person's behavior.