greater omentum
greater omentum · greater omentums · greater omenta
großes Netz, Omentum majus
A large peritoneal fold that extends from the greater curvature of the stomach to the…A large peritoneal fold that extends from the greater curvature of the stomach to the transverse colon.
Meaning
1 sensesA large peritoneal fold that extends from the greater curvature of the stomach to the transverse colon.
großes Netz, Omentum majus
More definitions
- part of the peritoneum attached to the stomach and to the colon and covering the intestines
Translations
3 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 1
large peritoneal fold:
Forms
plural: greater omentums / greater omenta| Singular | greater omentum |
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regular
Synonyms
4 synonymsepiploongreat omentum
Close in meaning
- part of the peritoneum attached to the stomach and to the colon and covering the intestines:gastrocolic omentumcaul
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedlesser omentum
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular