greater omentum
noun
The larger section of the omentum, connecting the stomach to the transverse colon and hanging down like a sheet in front of the jejunum and ileum; also called great omentum, gastrocolic omentum.
Origin
Early 19th century; earliest use found in Charles Bell (1774–1842), physiologist and surgeon. After scientific Latin omentum maius.
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