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Body Regions > Torso > Abdomen > Abdominal Cavity

Preferred term

Abdominal Cavity  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Narrower concepts

Entry terms

  • Cavitas abdominis

Note

  • prefer specifics; ABDOMEN is also available, use author's language

Scope note

  • The region in the abdomen extending from the thoracic DIAPHRAGM to the plane of the superior pelvic aperture (pelvic inlet). The abdominal cavity contains the PERITONEUM and abdominal VISCERA, as well as the extraperitoneal space which includes the RETROPERITONEAL SPACE.

History note

  • 2003

In other languages

  • vatsaontelo

    Finnish

  • abdominaaliontelo
  • cavitas abdominalis
  • cavitas abdominis
  • cavum abdominale
  • Bukhåla

    Swedish

URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D034841

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