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omentum

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omentum [ō′ment·əm]
(anatomy)
A fold of the peritoneum connecting or supporting abdominal viscera.


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Following transposition of the stomach without transposition of the omentum, bronchoscopy revealed that the stomach had formed a tight seal with the posterior wall of the trachea.
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