| 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) |
| omentorrhaphy | Suture of an opening in the omentum. Origin: omento-+ G. Rhaphe, suture (05 Mar 2000) |
| omentovolvulus | Twisting of the omentum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| omentulum | Synonym: lesser omentum. Origin: Mod. L. Dim. Of omentum (05 Mar 2000) |
| omentum | Origin: L. <anatomy> A free fold of the peritoneum, or one serving to connect viscera, support blood vessels, etc.; an epiploon. The great, or gastrocolic, omentum forms, in most mammals, a great sac, which is attached to the stomach and transverse colon, is loaded with fat, and covers more or less of the intestines; the caul. The lesser, or gastrohepatic, omentum connects the stomach and liver and contains the hepatic vessels. The gastrosplenic omentum, or ligament, connects the stomach and spleen. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| omentum majus | A peritoneal fold passing from the greater curvature of the stomach to the transverse colon, hanging like an apron in front of the intestines. Synonym: omentum majus, caul, cowl, epiploon, gastrocolic omentum, pileus, velum. Lesser omentum, a peritoneal fold passing from the margins of the porta hepatis and the bottom of the fissure of the ductus venosus to the lesser curvature of the stomach and to the the upper border of the duodenum for a distance of about 2 cm beyond the gastroduodenal pylorus. Synonym: omentum minus, gastrohepatic omentum, omentulum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| omentum minus | lesser omentum |
| omentumectomy | Resection or excision of the omentum. Synonym: omentumectomy. Origin: omentum + G. Ektome, excision (05 Mar 2000) |