Meanings
nounlesser omentum (plural lesser omentums or lesser omenta)
plural lesser omentums · plural lesser omenta
- anatomyA thin peritoneal fold that extends from the liver to the lesser curvature of the stomach and the first part of the duodenum.
Synonyms: small omentum
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA thin peritoneal fold that extends from the liver to the lesser curvature of the stomach and the first part of the duodenum.
Similar
small omentum
Translations
Finnish pieni vatsapaita
- pieni vatsapaitathin peritoneal fold
French petit omentum, petit épiploon
- petit omentumthin peritoneal fold
- petit épiploonthin peritoneal fold
German Omentum minus, kleines Netz
- Omentum minusthin peritoneal fold
- kleines Netzthin peritoneal fold
Hungarian kiscseplesz
- kiscsepleszthin peritoneal fold
Polish sieć mniejsza
- sieć mniejszathin peritoneal fold
Romanian oment mic
- oment micthin peritoneal fold
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APA
lesser omentum. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lesser%20omentum
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“lesser omentum.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lesser%20omentum. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
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