OMENTUM


Meaning of OMENTUM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ō-ˈmen-təm ]

noun

( plural omen·ta -tə ; or -tums )

Etymology: Latin; perhaps akin to Latin induere to put on, exuere to take off — more at exuviae

Date: 1682

: a fold of peritoneum connecting or supporting abdominal structures (as the stomach and liver) ; also : a fold of peritoneum free at one end

• omen·tal -ˈmen-t ə l adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.