omental branches

(redirected from epiploic branches)

o·men·tal branch·es

[TA]
branches to the greater omentum; omental branches arise from the left and right gastroomental arteries (rami omentales arteriae gastroomentalis sinistrae et dextrae [TA]) opposite the gastric branches (rami gastrici [TA]) along the greater curvature of the stomach.
Synonym(s): rami omentales [TA], epiploic branches, rami epiploicae
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