Definition of Omenta. Meaning of Omenta. Synonyms of Omenta

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Definition of Omenta

Omenta
Omentum O*men"tum, n.; pl. Omenta. [L.] (Anat.) A free fold of the peritoneum, or one serving to connect viscera, support blood vessels, etc.; an epiplo["o]n. Note: The great, or gastrocolic, omentum forms, in most mammals, a great sac, which is attached to the stomach and transverse colon, is loaded with fat, and covers more or less of the intestines; the caul. The lesser, or gastrohepatic, omentum connects the stomach and liver and contains the hepatic vessels. The gastrosplenic omentum, or ligament, connects the stomach and spleen.

Meaning of Omenta from wikipedia

- Look up omentum in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Omentum (Latin for 'apron') is a medical term referring to layers of peritoneum that surround abdominal...
- vessels, lymph channels, fatty tissue, and connective tissue. There are two omenta. First, is the greater omentum that hangs off of the transverse colon and...
- The lesser sac, represented in blue. The lesser sac is divided into two "omenta": The lesser omentum (or hepatogastric) is attached to the lesser curvature...
- the lungs), peritoneum (abdominopelvic cavity including the mesentery, omenta, falciform ligament and the perimetrium) and pericardium (around the heart)...
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- (March 2007). "Anatomical Description of the Liver, Hepatic Ligaments and Omenta in the Coypu (Myocastor coypus)". International Journal of Morphology. 25...