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Noun: abdominal cavity
  1. The cavity containing the major viscera; in mammals it is separated from the thorax by the diaphragm
    - abdomen

Derived forms: abdominal cavities

See also: celiac

Type of: bodily cavity, cavity, cavum

Part of: abdomen, belly, stomach, venter

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