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ABDOMINAL CAVITY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The cavity containing the major viscera; in mammals it is separated from the thorax by the diaphragm
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("abdominal cavity" is a kind of...):
bodily cavity; cavity; cavum ((anatomy) a natural hollow or sinus within the body)
Holonyms ("abdominal cavity" is a part of...):
abdomen; belly; stomach; venter (the region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis)
Context examples:
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.
(Peritoneal fluid, NCI Dictionary)
An area occupying the most posterior aspect of the abdominal cavity.
(Murine Retroperitoneum, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
The tissue that lines the wall of the abdominal cavity, intestine, and mesentery.
(Peritoneum, NCI Thesaurus)
Laparoscopic examination of the abdominal cavity and its contents.
(Laparoscopy, NCI Thesaurus)
Creation of a surgical opening into the abdominal cavity.
(Laparotomy, NCI Thesaurus)
The small amount of fluid that is generated in the abdominal cavity to lubricate the peritoneum.
(Peritoneal fluid, NCI Thesaurus)
A hemangioma arising from organs within the abdominal cavity.
(Intra-Abdominal Hemangioma, NCI Thesaurus)
The tissues that surround the organs that are present within the abdominal cavity.
(Abdominal Wall, NCI Thesaurus)
The appendiceal wall rupture causes the release of inflammatory and bacterial contents from the appendiceal lumen into the abdominal cavity.
(Acute Perforated Appendicitis, NCI Thesaurus)
A type of ectopic pregnancy in which the embryo implants in the abdominal cavity instead of the uterine endometrium.
(Abdominal Pregnancy, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
