| omental | <anatomy> Of or pertaining to an omentum or the omenta. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| omental branches | Branches to the greater omentum; epiploic branches arise from the left and right gastroepiploic arteries (rami omentales arteriae gastro-omentalis sinistrae et dextrae ) opposite the gastric branches (rami gastrici ) along the greater curvature of the stomach. Synonym: rami omentales, omental branches, rami epiploicae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| omental bursa | <anatomy> An isolated portion of the peritoneal cavity lying dorsal to the stomach and extending craniad to the liver and diaphragm and caudad into the greater omentum; it opens into the general peritoneal cavity at the epiploic foramen. Synonym: bursa omentalis, lesser peritoneal cavity, lesser peritoneal sac, omental sac. (05 Mar 2000) |
| omental cake | <radiology> Mesothelioma, metastatic ovarian carcinoma (12 Dec 1998) |
| omental enterocleisis | Use of omentum to aid closure of an opening in intestine. (05 Mar 2000) |
| omental graft | A segment of omentum, with its supplying blood vessels, transplanted as a free flap to a distant area and revascularised by arterial and venous anastomoses. (05 Mar 2000) |
| omental sac | <anatomy> An isolated portion of the peritoneal cavity lying dorsal to the stomach and extending craniad to the liver and diaphragm and caudad into the greater omentum; it opens into the general peritoneal cavity at the epiploic foramen. Synonym: bursa omentalis, lesser peritoneal cavity, lesser peritoneal sac, omental sac. (05 Mar 2000) |
| omental tenia | See: teniae coli. Synonym: tenia omentalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| omental tuber | An eminence on the visceral surface of the left hepatic lobe to the left of the fossa for the ductus venosus, a bulge on the anterior surface of the body of the pancreas to the left of the superior mesenteric vessels. Synonym: omental tuber. (05 Mar 2000) |
| omentectomy | Resection or excision of the omentum. Synonym: omentumectomy. Origin: omentum + G. Ektome, excision (05 Mar 2000) |
| omentitis | Peritonitis involving the omentum. Origin: L. Omentum + G. -itis, inflammation (05 Mar 2000) |
| omento- | Oment- The omentum. See: epiplo-. Origin: L. Omentum (05 Mar 2000) |
| omentofixation | 1. Suture of the great omentum to the abdominal wall to induce collateral portal circulation. 2. Suture of the omentum to another organ to increase arterial circulation. See: omentoplasty. Synonym: omentofixation. Origin: omento-+ G. Pexis, fixation (05 Mar 2000) |
| omentopexy | 1. Suture of the great omentum to the abdominal wall to induce collateral portal circulation. 2. Suture of the omentum to another organ to increase arterial circulation. See: omentoplasty. Synonym: omentofixation. Origin: omento-+ G. Pexis, fixation (05 Mar 2000) |
| omentoplasty | Use of the greater omentum to cover or fill a defect, augment arterial or portal venous circulation, absorb effusions, or increase lymphatic drainage. See: omentopexy. Origin: omento-+ G. Plastos, formed (05 Mar 2000) |