omentum

American  

[oh-men-tuhm] / oʊˈmɛn təm /

noun

Anatomy.

plural

omenta

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

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omentum British  

/ əʊˈmɛntəm /

noun

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

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Other Word Forms

• omental adjective
• postomental adjective

Etymology

Origin of omentum

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

Example Sentences

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

To get this material, he cuts through the diaphragm and takes out a 6-inch by 10-inch piece of the omentum, the apron of fat that lies over the intestines.

From Time Magazine Archive

Suet, sū′et, n. a solid fatty tissue, accumulating about the kidneys and omentum of the ox, sheep, &c.—adj.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various