epiploon

[ ĭ-pĭp′lō-ŏn′ ]

n. pl. e•pip•lo•a (-lō-ə)

greater omentum

Nearby words

epipial, epiplo-, epiploic, epiploic appendix, epiploic foramen, epiploon, epipubis, epirogeny, epirus, epis., episc.

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Examples from the Web for epiploon

On this account it is that the Epiploon or adipose tissue is so abundant in larv to what it is in the perfect insect.
An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. IV (of 4)|William Kirby