omentum

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noun

Either of two folds of the peritoneum that support the viscera.

OriginLatin ōmentum →
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Meanings

nounomentum (plural omentums or omenta)

plural omentums · plural omenta

  1. anatomyEither of two folds of the peritoneum that support the viscera.

Origin

  1. Latinōmentum
  2. Latinōmentum
  3. Englishomentum

Borrowed from Latin ōmentum.

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Translations

Ancient Greek ἐπίπλοον, δέρτρον
  • ἐπίπλοον (epíploon)fold of the peritoneum
  • δέρτρον (dértron)fold of the peritoneum
Catalan epipló, oment
  • epiplófold of the peritoneum
  • omentfold of the peritoneum
  • epíploonfold of the peritoneum
Chinese Mandarin 網膜 /网膜
  • 網膜 /网膜 (wǎngmó)fold of the peritoneum
Finnish vatsapaita
  • vatsapaitafold of the peritoneum
French omentum, epiploon
  • omentumfold of the peritoneum
  • epiploonfold of the peritoneum
German Omentum
  • Omentumfold of the peritoneum
Hebrew פדר
  • פדר (peder)fold of the peritoneum
Hungarian cseplesz
  • csepleszfold of the peritoneum
Irish scairt
  • scairtfold of the peritoneum
Italian omento
  • omentofold of the peritoneum
Māori taupā, matakupenga
  • taupāfold of the peritoneum
  • matakupengafold of the peritoneum
Polish sieć
  • siećfold of the peritoneum
Russian са́льник
  • са́льник (sálʹnik)fold of the peritoneum
Spanish epiplón, omento
  • epiplónfold of the peritoneum
  • omentofold of the peritoneum
  • redañofold of the peritoneum

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with omentum

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Cite this entry
APA

omentum. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/omentum

MLA

“omentum.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/omentum. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “omentum,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/omentum.

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