omentum /omen·tum/ (o-men´tum) pl. omen´ta [L.] a fold of peritoneum extending from the stomach to adjacent abdominal organs.
omentum
omentum [o-men´tum] (L.)
colic omentum , gastrocolic omentum greater o.
gastrohepatic omentum lesser o.
greater omentum a peritoneal fold suspended from the greater curvature of the stomach and attached to the anterior surface of the transverse colon.
lesser omentum a peritoneal fold joining the lesser curvature of the stomach and the first part of the duodenum to the porta hepatis.
omentum ma´jus greater o.
omentum mi´nus lesser o.
o·men·tum ( -m n t m)n. pl. o·men·tums or o·men·ta (-t ) One of the folds of the peritoneum that connect the stomach with other abdominal organs, especially the greater omentum or the lesser omentum. |
omentum
[ōmen′təm] pl. omenta, omentums
Etymology: L, membrane of the bowels
an extension of the peritoneum that enfolds one or more organs adjacent to the stomach. See also greater omentum, lesser omentum. omental, adj.
omentum [o-men´tum] (L.)
a fold of peritoneum extending from the stomach to adjacent abdominal organs. adj., adj omen´tal.
gastrocolic omentum greater omentum.
gastrohepatic omentum lesser omentum.
greater omentum a peritoneal fold attached to the anterior surface of the transverse colon.
lesser omentum a peritoneal fold joining the lesser curvature of the stomach and the first part of the duodenum to the porta hepatis.
omentum ma´jus greater omentum.
omentum mi´nus lesser omentum.
omentum
pl. omenta [L.] a fold of peritoneum extending from the stomach to adjacent abdominal organs. Lace-like in pigs, carnivores and the horse, sheetlike in ruminants.
gastrocolic omentum
the part of the greater omentum attached to the colon.
gastrohepatic omentum
the part of the lesser omentum attached to the liver.
greater omentum
the double fold of peritoneum derived from the dorsal mesogastrium that extends from the greater curvature of the stomach over the floor of the abdomen like an apron; poorly developed in the horse and well developed in ruminants.
lesser omentum
a peritoneal fold joining the lesser curvature of the stomach and the first part of the duodenum to the porta hepatis.
omentum majus
greater omentum.
omentum minus
lesser omentum.
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