epiploic appendix
epiploic appendix · epiploic appendices
Any of the small pouches of the peritoneum that are filled with fat and situated along…Any of the small pouches of the peritoneum that are filled with fat and situated along the colon, but absent in the rectum.
Meaning
1 sensesAny of the small pouches of the peritoneum that are filled with fat and situated along the colon, but absent in the rectum.
Forms
plural: epiploic appendices| Singular | epiploic appendix |
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irregular