The peritoneal cavity is a potential space between the parietal peritoneum and visceral peritoneum, that is, the two membranes that separate the organs in the abdominal cavity from the abdominal wall. It is one of the spaces derived from the coelomic cavity of the embryo, the others being the pleural cavities around the lungs and the pericardial c...
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Body cavity in which the abdominal organs are situated.
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(from the article `ascites`) accumulation of fluid in the peritoneal cavity, between the membrane lining the abdominal wall and the membrane covering the abdominal organs. The ... ...body folds off, its coelom becomes a single closed cavity. In it can be recognized, regionally, a provisional pericardial cavity (cavity for the ... [2 ...
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The space within the abdomen that contains the intestines, the stomach, and the liver. It is bound by thin membranes.
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Also known as the abdominal cavity, the body cavity of mammals posterior to the diaphragm, containing the liver, spleen, most of the gastrointestinal tract, and other viscera, which almost completely fill it. The term is sometimes used for the perivisceral cavity of other vertebrates.
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The space enclosed by the peritoneum. It is divided into two portions, the greater sac and the lesser sac or omental bursa, which lies behind the stomach. The two sacs are connected by the foramen of winslow, or epiploic foramen. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
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the potential space between the parietal and the visceral peritoneum.
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The thin space between the parietal and the visceral peritoneum, normally containing a small amount of serous fluid.
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the space within the abdomen that contains the intestines, the stomach, the kidneys, the pancreas, the bladder and the liver.
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Type: Term Definitions: 1. the interior of the peritoneal sac, normally only a potential space between the parietal and visceral layers of the peritoneum. Synonyms: cavitas peritonealis, cavum peritonei, greater peritoneal cavity
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n] - the interior of the peritoneum
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greater peritoneal sac noun the interior of the peritoneum; a potential space between layers of the peritoneum
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The space in the abdomen (belly) holding the intestines and other organs.
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The abdominal cavity between the viseral and parietal peritoneum.
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