LESSER PERITONEAL CAVITY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does lesser peritoneal cavity mean? 

• LESSER PERITONEAL CAVITY (noun)
  The noun LESSER PERITONEAL CAVITY has 1 sense:

1. an isolated part of the peritoneal cavity that is dorsal to the stomach

  Familiarity information: LESSER PERITONEAL CAVITY used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LESSER PERITONEAL CAVITY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An isolated part of the peritoneal cavity that is dorsal to the stomach

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

bursa omentalis; lesser peritoneal cavity; omental bursa

Hypernyms ("lesser peritoneal cavity" is a kind of...):

bodily cavity; cavity; cavum ((anatomy) a natural hollow or sinus within the body)

Holonyms ("lesser peritoneal cavity" is a part of...):

greater peritoneal sac; peritoneal cavity (the interior of the peritoneum; a potential space between layers of the peritoneum)