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a coelomic cavity that does not communicate with the outside of the body and whose lining membrane secretes a serous fluid, such as the cavity enclosed by the pericardium, peritoneum, or pleura.Medical dictionary. 2011.
Serous membrane — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = tunica serosa GraySubject = GrayPage = Caption = Layers of the enteric nervous system. (Serosa at top, in red.) Caption2 = Stomach. (Serosa is labeled at far right, and is colored yellow.) Precursor =… … Wikipedia
serous fluid — normal lymph of a serous cavity … Medical dictionary
serous membrane — n any of various thin membranes (as the peritoneum, pericardium, or pleurae) that consist of a single layer of thin flat mesothelial cells resting on a connective tissue stroma, secrete a serous fluid, and usu. line bodily cavities or enclose the … Medical dictionary
Serous pericardium — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = pericardium serosum GraySubject = GrayPage = Caption = A transverse section of the thorax, showing the contents of the middle and the posterior mediastinum. The pleural and pericardial cavities are… … Wikipedia
cavity — 1. A hollow space; hole. See cave, c., cavitas, cavernous space. 2. Lay term for the loss of tooth structure due to dental caries. SYN: cavum [TA], cavitas. [L. cavus … Medical dictionary
serous membrane — noun A thin membrane that secretes serum lining an internal body cavity, such as the peritoneum, the pericardium, and the pleura. Syn: serosa, serous tunic … Wiktionary
serous cystadenocarcinoma — cystadenocarcinoma in which epithelium lined cystic neoplasms are filled with serous fluid, usually found in the ovaries, sometimes with papillary projections from, or masses or thickenings of, the cavity walls … Medical dictionary
serous membrane — serosa a smooth transparent membrane, consisting of mesothelium and underlying elastic fibrous connective tissue, lining certain large cavities of the body. The peritoneum of the abdomen, pleura of the chest, and pericardium of the heart are all… … The new mediacal dictionary
thoracic cavity — or chest cavity Second largest hollow space of the body, enclosed by the ribs, vertebral column, and breastbone and separated from the abdominal cavity by the diaphragm. It contains the lungs and bronchi, part of the esophagus and trachea, and… … Universalium
Pleural cavity — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = cavitas pleuralis GraySubject = 238 GrayPage = 1088 Caption = Front view of thorax, showing the relations of the pleuræ and lungs to the chest wall. Pleura in blue; lungs in purple. Caption2 = A transverse… … Wikipedia
