Phrases with «omentum»

The omentum is a sheet-like layer of fatty tissue that hangs down from the stomach and covers the abdominal organs. Full definition

Sentences with «omentum»

  • Ovarian cancer can rapidly convert the entire omentum, a soft fat pad, into a solid mass of cancer cells. (uchospitals.edu)
  • These include the liver, kidneys, intestines, and spleen, as well as omentum and other lymph nodes. (bethayresveterinary.com)
  • Dr. Brown removed the stones (subsequently found to be cystine stones) from Skye's bladder and prostate gland, neutered him to reduce the size of the prostate, repaired the prostate, and then used omentum, the vascularized fatty lining of the stomach, to repair the ruptured urethral wall. (caberfeidh.com)
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