LESSER OMENTUM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does lesser omentum mean? 

• LESSER OMENTUM (noun)
  The noun LESSER OMENTUM has 1 sense:

1. a part of the peritoneum attached to the stomach and liver and supporting the hepatic vessels

  Familiarity information: LESSER OMENTUM used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LESSER OMENTUM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A part of the peritoneum attached to the stomach and liver and supporting the hepatic vessels

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("lesser omentum" is a kind of...):

omentum (a fold of peritoneum supporting the viscera)

 Context examples 

A portion of the peritoneal cavity formed by the greater and lesser omentum.

(Omental Bursa, NCI Thesaurus)

The portion of the lesser omentum between the liver and the lesser curvature of the stomach.

(Hepatogastric Ligament, NCI Thesaurus)