retroperitoneal. Term used to describe organs that are located between the parietal peritoneum and posterior abdominal wall. Example organs include the kidneys, adrenal glands, pancreas, duodenum of small intestine, ascending and descending colons and the abdominal aorta and inferior vena cava.
Technical definition, belonging or pertaining to an art, science, or the like: technical skill. See more.
The physical, touchable, material parts of a computer or other system. The term is used to distinguish these fixed parts of a system from the more changable software or data components which it executes, stores, or carries.