See Also: lesser peritoneal cavity(medicine)
lesser peritoneal sac(medicine)
superior recess of lesser peritoneal sac(medicine)
peritoneal cavity(medicine)
greater peritoneal cavity(medicine)
Herbal medicine (botanical medicine, herbology, phytomedicine)(health)
Mucosal(medicine)
immunity, mucosal(medicine)
mucosal graft(medicine)
Mucosal lining(health)

mucosal disease (medicine) and lesser peritoneal cavity (medicine)


mucosal disease (medicine)


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bovine virus diarrhoea


A specific infectious disease of cattle, caused by a togavirus; characterised by ulceration of the mouth, pharynx, oesophagus, and sometimes the stomachs and intestines; may or may not be accompanied by severe diarrhoea.

Synonym: mucosal disease.


lesser peritoneal cavity (medicine)


lesser peritoneal cavity -->
omental bursa
<anatomy> An isolated portion of the peritoneal cavity lying dorsal to the stomach and extending craniad to the liver and diaphragm and caudad into the greater omentum; it opens into the General peritoneal cavity at the epiploic foramen.

Synonym: bursa omentalis, lesser peritoneal cavity, lesser peritoneal sac, omental sac.