NOUN | body | omentum | a fold of peritoneum supporting the viscera |
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Meaning | A fold of peritoneum supporting the viscera. | |
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Narrower | greater omentum, gastrocolic omentum, caul | Part of the peritoneum attached to the stomach and to the colon and covering the intestines |
lesser omentum | A part of the peritoneum attached to the stomach and liver and supporting the hepatic vessels | |
Broader | peritoneum | A transparent membrane that lines the abdominal cavity in mammals and covers most of the viscera |
Spanish | omento | |
Catalan | epipló, epíploon, oment |
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