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Peritoneum

The smooth serous membrane which lines the cavity of the abdomen, or the whole body cavity when there is no diaphragm, and, turning back, surrounds the viscera, forming a closed, or nearly closed, sac.

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Mesentery 76% connected

The membranes, or one of the membranes (consisting of a fold of the peritoneum and inclosed tissues), which connect the intestines and their appendag…

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Omentum 76% connected

A free fold of the peritoneum, or one serving to connect viscera, support blood vessels, etc.; an epiploon.

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Peritoneal 74% connected

Of or pertaining to the peritoneum.

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Peritoneal 74% connected

Of or pertaining to the peritoneum.

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Apophysis noun · 78% connection

(anatomy) a natural outgrowth or projection on an organ or body part such as the process of a vertebra

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Apparatus noun · 78% connection

(anatomy) a group of body parts that work together to perform a given function; "the breathing apparatus"

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Articulatio noun · 78% connection

(anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if it allows motion)

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Articulation noun · 78% connection

(anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if it allows motion)

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Base noun · 78% connection

(anatomy) the part of an organ nearest its point of attachment; "the base of the skull"

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Bodily cavity noun · 78% connection

(anatomy) a natural hollow or sinus within the body

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Cavity noun · 78% connection

(anatomy) a natural hollow or sinus within the body

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Cavum noun · 78% connection

(anatomy) a natural hollow or sinus within the body

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Cingulum noun · 78% connection

(anatomy) an encircling structure (as the ridge around the base of a tooth)

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Concha noun · 78% connection

(anatomy) a structure that resembles a shell in shape

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Cornu noun · 78% connection

(anatomy) any structure that resembles a horn in shape

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Corona noun · 78% connection

(anatomy) any structure that resembles a crown in shape

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Diaphragm noun · 78% connection

(anatomy) a muscular partition separating the abdominal and thoracic cavities; functions in respiration

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Fissure noun · 78% connection

(anatomy) a long narrow slit or groove that divides an organ into lobes

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Fundus noun · 78% connection

(anatomy) the base of a hollow organ or that part of the organ farthest from its opening; "the uterine fundus"; "the fundus of the sto…

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Groove noun · 78% connection

(anatomy) any furrow or channel on a bodily structure or part

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Hilum noun · 78% connection

(anatomy) a depression or fissure where vessels or nerves or ducts enter a bodily organ; "the hilus of the kidney"

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Hilus noun · 78% connection

(anatomy) a depression or fissure where vessels or nerves or ducts enter a bodily organ; "the hilus of the kidney"

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Abdomen noun · 78% connection

The belly, or that part of the body between the thorax and the pelvis. Also, the cavity of the belly, which is lined by the peritoneum…

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Abdominal cavity noun · 78% connection

the cavity containing the major viscera; in mammals it is separated from the thorax by the diaphragm

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Amniotic cavity noun · 78% connection

the fluid-filled cavity that surrounds the developing embryo

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Ascites noun · 78% connection

A collection of serous fluid in the cavity of the abdomen; dropsy of the peritoneum.

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Celiac adjective · 78% connection

Relating to the abdomen, or to the cavity of the abdomen.

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cell membrane noun · 78% connection

a thin membrane (a double layer of lipids) enclosing the cytoplasm of a cell; proteins in the membrane control passage of ions (like s…

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Celom noun · 78% connection

a cavity in the mesoderm of an embryo that gives rise in humans to the pleural cavity and pericardial cavity and peritoneal cavity

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Celoma noun · 78% connection

a cavity in the mesoderm of an embryo that gives rise in humans to the pleural cavity and pericardial cavity and peritoneal cavity

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Chest cavity noun · 78% connection

the cavity in the vertebrate body enclosed by the ribs between the diaphragm and the neck and containing the lungs and heart

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Coelom noun · 78% connection

a cavity in the mesoderm of an embryo that gives rise in humans to the pleural cavity and pericardial cavity and peritoneal cavity

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Cytomembrane noun · 78% connection

a thin membrane (a double layer of lipids) enclosing the cytoplasm of a cell; proteins in the membrane control passage of ions (like s…

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Dropsy noun · 78% connection

An unnatural collection of serous fluid in any serous cavity of the body, or in the subcutaneous cellular tissue.

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