Omentum

Omentum
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. [1913 Webster]

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. [1913 Webster]


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  • OMENTUM — Hebr. Gap desc: Hebrew, i. e. operiens, Levitici c. 9. v. 19. Ex ariete (obtulerunt) caudam operientem, et renes, ubi subintelligenda intestina: Ventriculum enim atque intestina pingui ac tenui omento integi, dicit Plin. l. 11. c. 37. Unde est,… …   Hofmann J. Lexicon universale

  • omentum — OMÉNTUM s.n. (anat.) Epiploon. [< lat. omentum, cf. it. omento]. Trimis de LauraGellner, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DN  OMÉNTUM s. n. epiplon. (< lat. omentum) Trimis de raduborza, 15.09.2007. S …   Dicționar Român

  • Omentum — may refer to: greater omentum lesser omentum This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the inte …   Wikipedia

  • omentum — [ō men′təm] n. pl. omenta [ō men′tə] or omentums [L: * o (< IE base * eu , to put on > L exuere, to strip off: see EXUVIAE) + mentum, MENT] a free fold of the peritoneum connecting the stomach and certain other visceral organs: the greater… …   English World dictionary

  • omentum — omèntum m DEFINICIJA anat. trbušna ovojnica ETIMOLOGIJA lat. omentum …   Hrvatski jezični portal

  • Omentum — Omentum, in der Anatomie das Netz; daher Omentalis, auf die Netze sich beziehend; so: Omentales arteriae, Netzarterien; Omentītis. Netzentzündung …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Oméntum — (lat.), Netz, Darmnetz (s. Netz) …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Omentum — Omentum, lat., s. Netz …   Herders Conversations-Lexikon

  • Omentum — A sheet of fat that is covered by peritoneum. The greater omentum is attached to the bottom edge of the stomach, and hangs down in front of the intestines. Its other edge is attached to the transverse colon. The lesser omentum is attached to the… …   Medical dictionary

  • Omentum — Als Omentum, lat. für „Netz“ oder „Bauchnetz“ (griech. epíploon) werden in der Medizin bzw. Anatomie zwei Gebilde in der Bauchhöhle bezeichnet: Omentum minus („kleines Netz“) Omentum majus („großes Netz“) …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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