Body Space or Junction
retroperitoneal space
ret·ro·per·i·to·ne·al space
Subclass of:
Abdominal Cavity
Definitions related to retroperitoneal space:
  • (retroperitoneum) The region of the abdomen outside the peritoneum, where the kidneys lie and the great blood vessels run.
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
  • (retroperitoneal) Having to do with the area outside or behind the peritoneum (the tissue that lines the abdominal wall and covers most of the organs in the abdomen).
    NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • (retroperitoneal) Occurring in, or located in the retroperitoneum.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • (retroperitoneum) The back of the abdomen where the kidneys lie and the great blood vessels run.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • An area occupying the most posterior aspect of the ABDOMINAL CAVITY. It is bounded laterally by the borders of the quadratus lumborum muscles and extends from the DIAPHRAGM to the brim of the true PELVIS, where it continues as the pelvic extraperitoneal space.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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