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Noun: greater omentum  'grey-tu(r) ow'men-tum
  1. Part of the peritoneum attached to the stomach and to the colon and covering the intestines
    - gastrocolic omentum, caul

Derived forms: greater omenta

Type of: omentum

Encyclopedia: Greater omentum