Term Name: | greater omentum |
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Synonyms: | caul, epiploic, epiplooen, epiploon, epiploön, gastrocolic omentum, great omentum, omentectomy, omentum majus |
Definition: | The greater omentum (also the great omentum, omentum majus, gastrocolic omentum, epiploön, or, especially in animals, caul) is a large fold of peritoneum that hangs down from the stomach, and extends from the stomach to the posterior abdominal wall after associating with the transverse colon. |
Ontology: | Uberon Ontology [UBERON:0005448] |