greater omentum

noun

, Anatomy.

the peritoneal fold attached to the stomach and the colon and hanging over the small intestine.

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The mesentery of the stomach, or mesogastrium, enlarges in Mammalia to form a peculiar sack known as the greater omentum.

The greater omentum covered the intestines pretty thoroughly from the transverse colon almost to the pubis.

A mass of black, coagulated blood covered and concealed the spleen and the left margin of the greater omentum.

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