摘要：

An article of manufacture is disclosed for absorbing liquids, particularly body exudates such as menstrual discharges. An absorbent core (25) is encased in a homogeneous outer wrap (12) which may be either unitary or integral. The outer wrap has a specified combination of caliper (C1), apex opening (30) as measured by the maximal diagonal, and a ratio of the apparent caliper (C2) to the maximal diagonal of the largest apex opening which impart an ability of the outer wrap to function both as a topsheet portion and as a backsheet portion without the necessity of providing a barrier within the article.

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