greater omentum

American  

noun

Anatomy.

1. the peritoneal fold attached to the stomach and the colon and hanging over the small intestine.

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Example Sentences

The stomach is held in place by the lesser omentum, which extends from the liver to the lesser curvature, and the greater omentum, which runs from the greater curvature to the posterior abdominal wall.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

Through the wound protruded the greater part of the larger curvature of the stomach; the arch of the colon and the entire greater omentum were both strangulated.

From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)