| 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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