Definitions for omentumoʊˈmɛn təm
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
o•men•tum*oʊˈmɛn təm(n.)(pl.)-ta
a fold of the peritoneum connecting the stomach and other abdominal viscera and forming a protective and supportive covering.
Category: Anatomy
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Origin of omentum:
1535–45; < L ōmentum caul surrounding the intestines
o•men′tal(adj.)
Princeton's WordNet
omentum(noun)
a fold of peritoneum supporting the viscera
Wiktionary
omentum(Noun)
Either of two folds of the peritoneum that support the viscera
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Omentum
A double-layered fold of peritoneum that attaches the STOMACH to other organs in the ABDOMINAL CAVITY.
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