How to Use abdominal cavity in a Sentence
abdominal cavity
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The glands must be removed promptly, the abdominal cavity cleaned, and the body cooled.
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Maurice H. Decker,
Outdoor Life,
17 Sep. 2025
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Imaging suggested Bryan’s spleen might be enlarged, and there was blood in the membrane that lines the abdominal cavity, though there was no active hemorrhage.
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Andrew Cunningham,
ArsTechnica,
15 Apr. 2026
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Shaknovsky switched to an invasive surgery, opening Bryan’s abdominal cavity.
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Andrew Cunningham,
ArsTechnica,
15 Apr. 2026
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Amniotic fluid will flood the abdominal cavity, and the team will have scant seconds to deliver the baby before the mother’s heart failure also kills the fetus.
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Kathryn Vanarendonk,
Vulture,
17 Apr. 2026
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Deep abdominal breathing creates a pressure difference between the chest and abdominal cavities that actively moves lymph toward the heart.
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Allison Palmer,
Kansas City Star,
29 June 2026
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Empty the abdominal cavity immediately; this operation alone removes a big source of heat and fermentation.
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Maurice H. Decker,
Outdoor Life,
17 Sep. 2025
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Deep abdominal breathing creates a pressure variation between the thoracic and abdominal cavities that actively moves lymph toward the heart, a mechanism clinically referred to as the thoraco-abdominal pump.
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Allison Palmer,
Charlotte Observer,
29 June 2026
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