Radiology Lexicon

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Preferred Name

retroperitoneum
Synonyms

retroperito
Definitions

An area occupying the most posterior aspect of the abdominal cavity. It is bounded laterally by the borders of the quadratus lumborum muscles and extends from the diaphragm to the brim of the true pelvis, where it continues as the pelvic extraperitoneal space. [MeSH]
ID

http://www.radlex.org/RID/RID431
Contained_In

http://www.radlex.org/RID/RID56
Contains

http://www.radlex.org/RID/RID205

http://www.radlex.org/RID/RID170
Definition

An area occupying the most posterior aspect of the abdominal cavity. It is bounded laterally by the borders of the quadratus lumborum muscles and extends from the diaphragm to the brim of the true pelvis, where it continues as the pelvic extraperitoneal space. [MeSH]
FMAID

15080
label

RID431
Preferred_name

retroperitoneum
prefixIRI

RID1:RID431
prefLabel

retroperitoneum
Source

Playbook
Synonym

retroperito
UMLS_ID

C0035359
subClassOf

http://www.radlex.org/RID/RID32952
Has_Part

http://www.radlex.org/RID/RID438

http://www.radlex.org/RID/RID432

http://www.radlex.org/RID/RID433

http://www.radlex.org/RID/RID434
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