lesser omentum

noun Anatomy.

an omentum attached to the stomach, part of the duodenum, and part of the liver and supporting the hepatic vessels.

Nearby words

lesser dionysia, lesser dog, lesser ionic, lesser occipital nerve, lesser of two evils, lesser omentum, lesser palatine foramen, lesser palatine nerve, lesser panda, lesser peach tree borer, lesser peritoneal cavity

Compare greater omentum.

Also called gastrohepatic omentum.

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Medicine definitions for lesser omentum

lesser omentum

n.

A peritoneal fold passing from the margins of the portal fissure to the lesser curvature of the stomach and to the upper border of the duodenum.omentulum