Body Substance
peritoneal fluid Audio
[ per-i-tun-ee-al floo-id ]
Definitions related to peritoneal fluid (body substance):
  • (fluid, peritoneal) The fluid within the peritoneal cavity.
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
  • (peritoneal fluid) A liquid that is made in the abdominal cavity to lubricate the surface of the tissue that lines the abdominal wall and pelvic cavity and covers most of the organs in the abdomen.
    NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • (peritoneal fluid) Serous fluid which accumulates in the peritoneal cavity in ascites.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • (peritoneal fluid) The small amount of fluid that is generated in the abdominal cavity to lubricate the peritoneum.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • (portion of peritoneal fluid) Transudate contained in the peritoneal cavity.
    Foundational Model of Anatomy
    University of Washington, 2017
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