PERITONEAL CAVITY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does peritoneal cavity mean? 

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

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

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• PERITONEAL CAVITY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The interior of the peritoneum; a potential space between layers of the peritoneum

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

greater peritoneal sac; peritoneal cavity

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

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

Meronyms (parts of "peritoneal cavity"):

bursa omentalis; lesser peritoneal cavity; omental bursa (an isolated part of the peritoneal cavity that is dorsal to the stomach)

 Context examples 

A rare, benign process that affects the peritoneal cavity and is characterized by the formation of multiple small nodules that are composed of well differentiated smooth muscle.

(Disseminated Peritoneal Leiomyomatosis, NCI Thesaurus)

Peritoneal washings are commonly done during surgery for cancer of the ovary and uterus, to see if cancer has spread to the peritoneal cavity.

(Peritoneal washing, NCI Dictionary)

A method of delivering fluids and drugs directly to tumors in the peritoneal cavity.

(Chemotherapeutic Peritoneal Perfusion, NCI Dictionary)

A benign or malignant neoplasm that affects the peritoneal cavity.

(Peritoneal Neoplasm, NCI Thesaurus)

A disorder characterized by chronic inflammation and fibrosis of the adipose tissues in the peritoneal cavity.

(Peritoneal Panniculitis, NCI Thesaurus)

A non-metastasizing neoplasm that arises from the peritoneal cavity.

(Benign Peritoneal Neoplasm, NCI Thesaurus)

Accumulation of fluid in the peritoneal cavity resulting from the growth of primary or metastatic carcinoma in the peritoneum.

(Carcinomatous Ascites, NCI Thesaurus)

The most common sites of involvement are the contralateral ovary, peritoneal cavity, para-aortic and pelvic lymph nodes, and liver.

(Ovarian Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)

A condition in which a carcinoma has spread extensively throughout the peritoneal cavity.

(Peritoneal Carcinomatosis, NCI Thesaurus)

A non-neoplastic or neoplastic disorder that affects the peritoneal cavity.

(Peritoneal Disorder, NCI Thesaurus)