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omentum

/oh-men-tuhm/US // oʊˈmɛn təm //UK // (əʊˈmɛntəm) //

网膜,大网膜,骨膜,骨盆

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 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).