HyperDic: greater_peritoneal_sac

English > 1 sense of the expression greater peritoneal sac:
NOUNbodygreater peritoneal sac, peritoneal cavitythe interior of the peritoneum
English > greater peritoneal sac: 1 sense > noun 1, body
MeaningThe interior of the peritoneum; a potential space between layers of the peritoneum.
Synonymperitoneal cavity
Partsbursa omentalis, omental bursa, lesser peritoneal cavityAn isolated part of the peritoneal cavity that is dorsal to the stomach
Broadercavity, bodily cavity, cavum(anatomy) a natural hollow or sinus / sinus within the body

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