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Descriptor English: Abdominal Cavity
Descriptor Spanish: Cavidad Abdominal
Descriptor cavidad abdominal
Scope note: Región del abdomen que se extiende desde el DIAFRAGMA hasta el plano de la abertura pélvica superior (estrecho superior de la pelvis). La cavidad abdominal contiene al PERITONEO y las VÍSCERAS abdominales, así como al espacio extraperitoneal, el cual comprende el ESPACIO RETROPERITONEAL.
Descriptor Portuguese: Cavidade Abdominal
Descriptor French: Cavité abdominale
Entry term(s): Abdominal Cavities
Cavitas abdominis
Cavities, Abdominal
Cavity, Abdominal
Tree number(s): A01.923.047.025
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D034841
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.
Annotation: prefer specifics; ABDOMEN is also available, use author's language
Allowable Qualifiers: AB abnormalities
AH anatomy & histology
BS blood supply
DG diagnostic imaging
EM embryology
GD growth & development
IR innervation
MI microbiology
PA pathology
PH physiology
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
RE radiation effects
SU surgery
VI virology
Entry Combination: injuries:Abdominal Injuries
Previous Indexing: Abdomen (1964-2002)
Public MeSH Note: 2003
History Note: 2003
DeCS ID: 36498
Unique ID: D034841
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Date Established: 2003/01/01
Date of Entry: 2002/07/02
Revision Date: 2011/06/24
Abdominal Cavity - Preferred
Concept UI M0406310
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.
Preferred term Abdominal Cavity
Entry term(s) Abdominal Cavities
Cavitas abdominis
Cavities, Abdominal
Cavity, Abdominal



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