Preferred Label : peritoneal cavity;
MeSH definition : 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.;
MeSH synonym : cavity, peritoneal;
MeSH hyponym : lesser sac; greater sac; Sac, Lesser; Omental Bursa; Bursa, Omental; Sac, Greater;
MeSH annotation : peritoneal cells probably PERITONEAL CAVITY /cytol or ASCITIC FLUID /pathol if pertinent;
note PERITONEAL FLUID see ASCITIC FLUID; /inj is probably PERITONEUM /inj;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peritoneal cavity;
Origin ID : D010529;
UMLS CUI : C1704247;
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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.