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Omentum
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun Omentum has 1 sense
- omentum(n = noun.body) Array - a fold of peritoneum supporting the viscera; Array is a kind of peritoneum
has particulars: caul, gastrocolic omentum, greater omentum, lesser omentum
CIDE DICTIONARY
Omentum, n. [L.].
A free fold of the peritoneum, or one serving to connect viscera, support blood vessels, etc.; an epiploön. [1913 Webster]
" The great, or gastrocolic, omentum forms, in most mammals, a great sac, which is attached to the stomach and transverse colon, is loaded with fat, and covers more or less of the intestines; the caul. The lesser, or gastrohepatic, omentum connects the stomach and liver and contains the hepatic vessels. The gastrosplenic omentum , or ligament, connects the stomach and spleen."
[1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
Omentum, n. (pl. omenta) a fold of peritoneum connecting the stomach with other abdominal organs.
Derivative
omental adj.
Etymology
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