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Definition of Peritoneal cavity

1. Noun. The interior of the peritoneum; a potential space between layers of the peritoneum.

Medical Definition of Peritoneal cavity

1. 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. (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Peritoneal Cavity

Literary usage of Peritoneal cavity

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1907)
"Absorption from the peritoneal cavity.—BUXTON (Jour. Med. Research, 1907, xvi, 17) continues his studies in absorption. The earlier part of the work, ..."

2. The Lancet (1898)
"There were no adhesions around the appendix which lay quite free in the general peritoneal cavity. Two tubes were placed in the wound—one in the peritoneum ..."

3. Diseases of Women by Harry Sturgeon Crossen (1922)
"CHAPTER XVII INVASION OF THE peritoneal cavity For the Treatment of Gynecologic Diseases In the treatment of certain gynecologic affections it is necessary ..."

4. The Venom of Heloderma by Leo Loeb (1913)
"The number of capsules placed within the peritoneal cavity appeared to ... One collodion capsule was placed in the peritoneal cavity of each of these ..."

5. Surgery, Gynecology & Obstetrics by The American College of Surgeons, Franklin H. Martin Memorial Foundation (1913)
"Bloody fluid in peritoneal cavity removed with pipette. ... Considerable pressure in peritoneal cavity; fluid returned through needle. ..."

6. Journal of the American Medical Association by American Medical Association (1890)
"The bleeding from visceral wounds gives rise to accumulation of blood in the peritoneal cavity; this can be recognized by physical signs which denote the ..."

7. American Journal of Roentgenology by American Radium Society (1919)
"Dr. Stewart reported a series of 37 cases and illustrated the technique of the introduction of oxygen into the peritoneal cavity and the brilliant plates ..."

8. Journal of Morphology by Wistar Institute of Anatomy and Biology (1891)
"S-shaped loop of intestine is cut across three times, and the lesser peritoneal cavity with its communication is shown throughout its whole extent. ..."

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