Get Affordable VMs - excellent virtual server hosting


browse words by letter
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z

omentamore about omenta

omenta


  1  definition  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  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. 
 
  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. 




more about omenta