Body Space or Junction
peritoneal cavity Audio
[ per-i-tun-ee-al kav-i-tee ]
Subclass of:
Peritoneum
Definitions related to peritoneal cavity:
  • A part of the abdominal cavity that lies between the visceral and parietal peritoneum.
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
  • Cavity of serous sac surrounded by the peritoneum.
    Foundational Model of Anatomy
    University of Washington, 2017
  • Space enclosed by the peritoneum.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • The potential space located between the parietal and visceral layers of the peritoneum.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • 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.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • The space within the abdomen that contains the intestines, the stomach, and the liver. It is bound by thin membranes.
    NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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