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Definition of Omenta
1. omentum [n] - See also: omentum
Lexicographical Neighbors of Omenta
Literary usage of Omenta
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Satapatha-brâhmana: According to the Text of the Mâdhyandina School by Julius Eggeling (1900)
"Now as to the offering of the omenta. ' They should proceed with them singly up
... The deities to which this heap of omenta would be offered, would thus be ..."
2. Anatomy, Descriptive and Surgical by Henry Gray (1901)
"They will be found described with their respective organs. The omenta are: the
lesser omentum, the great omentum, and the gastro-splenic omentum. ..."
3. The Anatomy and Physiology of the Human Body by John Bell, Charles Bell (1829)
"The omenta are fatty membranes which hang over the face of the bowels. They are
considered as secondary processes of the ..."
4. A Manual of Examinations: Upon Anatomy, Physiology, Surgery, Practice of by John Livingston Ludlow (1867)
"omenta . What is its situation ?—It hangs loosely before the small intestines.
What is the omentum ? ..."
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