Meanings
plural greater omentums · plural greater omenta
- anatomyA large peritoneal fold that extends from the greater curvature of the stomach to the transverse colon.
Synonyms: great omentum, epiploon
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA large peritoneal fold that extends from the greater curvature of the stomach to the transverse colon.
More synonyms by meaning
nounpart of the peritoneum attached to the stomach and to the colon and covering the intestines
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Finnish iso vatsapaita
- iso vatsapaitalarge peritoneal fold
French grand omentum
- grand omentumlarge peritoneal fold
German großes Netz, Omentum majus
- großes Netzlarge peritoneal fold
- Omentum majuslarge peritoneal fold
Hungarian nagycseplesz
- nagycsepleszlarge peritoneal fold
Korean 대망
- 대망 (daemang)large peritoneal fold
Polish sieć większa
- sieć większalarge peritoneal fold
Romanian oment mare
- oment marelarge peritoneal fold
Cite this entry
greater omentum. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/greater%20omentum
“greater omentum.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/greater%20omentum. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “greater omentum,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/greater%20omentum.
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