omentum
(ō-ment′ŭm)
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(ō-ment′ă)
pl. omenta [L. omentum, adipose membrane]
A double fold of peritoneum attached to the stomach and connecting it with certain of the abdominal viscera. It contains the omental bursa.SEE: omental bursa;
OMENTUM
omental (ō-ment′ăl)
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, adj. RELATIONSHIP OF GREATER OMENTUM TO ABDOMINAL ORGANS
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Venes, Donald, editor. "Omentum." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 24th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2021. Nursing Central, nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/761816/all/omentum.
Omentum. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/761816/all/omentum. Accessed November 18, 2024.
Omentum. (2021). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (24th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/761816/all/omentum
Omentum [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. [cited 2024 November 18]. Available from: https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/761816/all/omentum.
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