Definition of "abdominal cavity" []

• The hollow portion of the torso within the abdomen, containing the abdominal organs, in mammals below the diaphragm. (noun)

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• "The object of this, as old women of the tribe informed me, is to facilitate the flow of the lochia; they think that should the woman lie in bed the blood would accumulate in the abdominal cavity and she must die."