omentum

[oh-men-tuhm]

noun

Anatomy.

plural

omenta 

1. a fold of the peritoneum connecting the stomach and the abdominal viscera forming a protective and supportive covering.

omentum

/ əʊˈmɛntəm /

noun

1. anatomy a double fold of peritoneum connecting the stomach with other abdominal organs

Other Word Forms

• omental adjective
• postomental adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of omentum¹

First recorded in 1535–45, omentum is from the Latin word ōmentum caul surrounding the intestines

Word History and Origins

Origin of omentum¹

C16: from Latin: membrane, esp a caul, of obscure origin

Example Sentences

She and her team sew the bundle of cells into the mouse’s omentum, a membranous fold inside the abdomen.

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As a rule, the more rapidly a hernia forms the greater the rapidity of serious change in the conditions of the bowel or omentum, and the more urgent are the symptoms.

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The abdominal walls may become thickened to the extent of a couple of inches, and the mesentery, omentum, perinephritic tissue, and liver may become enormously increased in weight from the mass of accumulated fat.

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Femur marrow, heart, lungs, liver, kidneys, reproductive tracts, and omenta were usually inspected in the field for fat, parasites, and abnormalities, and the degree of subcutaneous back fat was also noted.

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He removed the right side of the man’s colon and the omentum, a fatty structure.

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