Title: peritoneal cavity
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - peritoneal cavity
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.11081
Status: current

Definition
Potential space between the two layers (visceral and parietal) of the peritoneum.

Related Terms
- parietal: https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/11072
- peritoneum: https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/11082
- visceral: https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/11374

Source
- PAC, 2016, 88, 713. 'Glossary of terms used in developmental and reproductive toxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2016)' on page 791 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2015-1202)

Other Outputs
- html: https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/11081/html
- json: https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/11081/json
- xml: https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/11081/xml

Citation: Citation: 'peritoneal cavity' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.11081
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