omentum
Americannoun
plural
omentanoun
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of omentum
First recorded in 1535–45, omentum is from the Latin word ōmentum caul surrounding the intestines
Example Sentences
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These two vessels, along with the common hepatic duct, run behind the lateral border of the lesser omentum on the way to their destinations.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
The lesser omentum tethers the liver to the lesser curvature of the stomach.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
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
Dr. Vineberg closes the diaphragm incision and wraps the omentum around the heart.
From Time Magazine Archive
When the scrotum contains only omentum, he calls the condition epiplocele; when it also contains intestine, an epiplo-enterocele.
From Old-Time Makers of Medicine The Story of The Students And Teachers of the Sciences Related to Medicine During the Middle Ages by Walsh, James Joseph
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