Terminology Service for NFDI4Health

retroperitoneal space

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Anatomical space in the abdominal cavity behind (retro) the peritoneum. It has no specific delineating anatomical structures. Organs are retroperitoneal if they only have peritoneum on their anterior side. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retroperitoneal_space ]

Term info

Label

retroperitoneal space

Synonyms
  • retroperitoneum
  • spatium retroperitoneale
database cross reference
Subsets

efo_slim, pheno_slim

depicted by

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f2/Gray1126.png

has relational adjective

retroperitoneal

id

UBERON:0003693