Peritoneum

Introduction: Peritoneum

Description of Peritoneum

Peritoneum: The internal endothelial lining tissues of the abdominal cavity.

Peritoneum: The tissue that lines the abdominal wall and covers most of the organs in the abdomen.
Source: National Institute of Health

Peritoneum: a transparent membrane that lines the abdominal cavity in mammals and covers most of the viscera.
Source: WordNet 2.1

Peritoneum: endothelial lining of the abdominal cavity.
Source: CRISP

Peritoneum: The endothelial lining of the ABDOMINAL CAVITY. The parietal peritoneum covers the inside of the ABDOMINAL WALL and the visceral peritoneum covers the bowel, the MESENTERY, and certain of the organs. The portion that covers the bowel becomes the serosal layer of the bowel wall.
Source: MESH OBO (Open Biomedical Ontologies)

Peritoneum: A membrane of squamous EPITHELIAL CELLS, the mesothelial cells, covered by apical MICROVILLI that allow rapid absorption of fluid and particles in the PERITONEAL CAVITY. The peritoneum is divided into parietal and visceral components. The parietal peritoneum covers the inside of the ABDOMINAL WALL. The visceral peritoneum covers the intraperitoneal organs. The double-layered peritoneum forms the MESENTERY that suspends these organs from the abdominal wall.
Source: MeSH 2007

Peritoneum as an Organ

Peritoneum (organ): Internal abdominal cavity lining tissue.

Peritoneum (organ): See Peritoneum (organ information).

More information on organs: Peritoneum:

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Terms associated with Peritoneum:

Terms Similar to Peritoneum:

• Parietal Peritoneum
• Peritoneum, Parietal
• Peritoneum, Visceral
• Visceral Peritoneum

Source - MeSH 2007

Related Topics

• Ascitic Fluid
• Laparoscopy

Source - MeSH 2007

More specific terms for Peritoneum:

• Douglas' Pouch
• Mesentery
• Omentum
• Peritoneal Cavity

Source - MeSH 2007

• mesentery

Source - CRISP

• mesentery
• omentum

Source - WordNet 2.1

Broader terms for Peritoneum

• Abdominal Cavity
• Serous Membrane

Source - MeSH 2007

• peritoneal cavity

Source - CRISP

• serous membrane
• serosa

Source - WordNet 2.1

The term Peritoneum can be used for:

• omentum

Source: CRISP

Hierarchical classifications of Peritoneum

The following list attempts to classify Peritoneum into categories where each line is subset of the next.

WordNet 2.1

• serosa,serous membrane
• membrane,tissue layer
• animal tissue
• tissue
• body part
• part,piece
• thing
• entity

Source: WordNet 2.1

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Body Regions
  • Abdomen
    • Abdominal Cavity
      • Peritoneum

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Tissues
  • Membranes
    • Serous Membrane
      • Peritoneum

MESH - OBO (Open Biomedical Ontologies)

• abdominal cavity
• abdomen
• body region
• Anatomy

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