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peritoneum
The smooth, moist lining of the peritoneal cavity that forms the serosa of the organs this cavity contains. For purists, such serosa is visceral peritoneum and the part of the peritoneum covering the wall of the abdominal cavity away from organs is called the parietal peritoneum.
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peritoneal cavity
The general abdominal cavity in which lie the stomach, the intestines, and the uterus, ovaries and fallopian tubes, each covered by a thin, moist, slippery surface layer, the peritoneal serosa (or peritoneum). An examination of the peritoneal cavity is called a laparoscopy.