| 单词 | lesser omentum |
| 释义 | > as lemmaslesser omentum lesser omentum n. the smaller section of the omentum, extending from the liver to the upper part of the stomach and duodenum; also called gastrohepatic omentum.Cf. greater omentum n. at greater adj., adv., and n. Compounds 2. [After post-classical Latin parvum epiploon, epiploon parvum (1733 or earlier), itself after French petit épiploon (1728 or earlier); compare post-classical Latin omentum minus (1743 or earlier).] ΚΠ 1752 tr. L. Heister Compend. Anat. Notes 367 This cavity..is not formed solely by the omentum; but by the upper superficies of the meso-colon..and..that membrane..which he calls the lesser omentum [L. parvum epiploon]. 1845 G. Budd On Dis. Liver 16 The glands in the right border of the lesser omentum. 1951 G. R. de Beer Vertebr. Zool. (ed. 2) viii. 96 The lesser omentum is equivalent to the gastro-hepatic ligament and the duodeno-hepatic ligament. 2011 Mammalian Species No. 884. 160/1 The lesser omentum lacks fat deposits and connects the stomach to the liver. < as lemmas |
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