Preferred Name |
greater omentum |
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Synonyms |
omentum majus omentectomy gastrocolic omentum great omentum caul epiploic epiplooen epiploon epiploön |
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Definitions |
The greater omentum (also the great omentum, omentum majus, gastrocolic omentum, epiploön, or, especially in animals, caul) is a large fold of peritoneum that hangs down from the stomach, and extends from the stomach to the posterior abdominal wall after associating with the transverse colon. |
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ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0005448 |
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database_cross_reference |
SCTID:362711003 Wikipedia:Greater_omentum VHOG:0000356 EHDAA2:0000720 NCIT:C32697 UMLS:C0230259 CALOHA:TS-2073 EMAPA:18660 EHDAA:6071 EV:0100085 FMA:9580 MA:0003128 |
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definition |
The greater omentum (also the great omentum, omentum majus, gastrocolic omentum, epiploön, or, especially in animals, caul) is a large fold of peritoneum that hangs down from the stomach, and extends from the stomach to the posterior abdominal wall after associating with the transverse colon. |
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depiction |
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8d/Gray1035.png |
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has related synonym |
omentum majus omentectomy gastrocolic omentum great omentum caul epiploic epiplooen epiploon epiploön |
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has_obo_namespace |
uberon |
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id |
UBERON:0005448 |
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label |
greater omentum |
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located in | ||
notation |
UBERON:0005448 |
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part_of | ||
prefLabel |
greater omentum |
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treeView |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001178 http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0002296 |
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UBPROP_0000001 |
A filmy, transparent double fold of the peritoneum, draping the transverse colon and coils of the small intestine. It is attached along the greater curvature of the stomach and the first part of the duodenum. [TFD][VHOG] |
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subClassOf |