Definition of Omentom
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 epiploön.
&fist; 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.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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