omentum
/oh-men-tuhm/US // oʊˈmɛn təm //UK // (əʊˈmɛntəm) //
网膜,大网膜,骨膜,骨盆
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
plural o·men·ta [oh-men-tuh]. /oʊˈmɛn tə/. Anatomy.
- : a fold of the peritoneum connecting the stomach and the abdominal viscera forming a protective and supportive covering.
Examples
Observe the condition of the omentum, the mesentery, the viscera and the peritoneal surface of the intestines.
The assistant passes a large warm flat dab into the belly to restrain the intestines and omentum.
The peritoneum and omentum in one case (cow), reported by Sayre, were covered with small nodules.
If the omentum finds its way out of the wound, all of it that is black or green must be cut off.
Next he opened the body cavity and pulled out the viscera, setting aside a mass of fat (apparently the omentum).
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