Peritoneal cavity
cavitas peritonealis
A potential space, as thin as a hair, between the parietal and visceral layers of the peritoneum, inside the abdominal cavity and continuing into the pelvic cavity.

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Related clinical cases
- Peritonitis and ascites
- Abscesses and spread of pus in the peritoneal cavity