abdominal cavity

n.

The space bounded by the abdominal walls, diaphragm, and pelvis and containing most of the organs of digestion, the spleen, the kidneys, and the adrenal glands.

Words nearby abdominal cavity

absorbing, absorbing well, absorptance, absorptiometer, absorptiometry, abdominal cavity, absorption band, absorption chromatography, absorption coefficient, absorption costing, absorption dynamometer

Cultural definitions for abdominal cavity

abdominal cavity
[ (ab-dom-uh-nuhl) ]

The cavity within the abdomen that contains the stomach, intestines, liver, pancreas, gallbladder, spleen, and kidneys, and the lower part of the esophagus.