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PRONUNCIATION OF EPIPLOON

epiploon  [eˈpɪpləʊˌɒn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF EPIPLOON

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Epiploon is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES EPIPLOON MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Greater omentum

The greater omentum is a large apron-like fold of visceral peritoneum that hangs down from the stomach. It extends from the greater curvature of the stomach, passing in front of the small intestines and reflects on itself to ascend to the transverse colon before reaching to the posterior abdominal wall. The common anatomical term "epiploic" derives from "epiploon" from the Greek "epipleein" meaning to float or sail on, since the greater omentum appears to float on the surface of the intestines. It is the first structure observed when the abdominal cavity is opened anteriorly.

Definition of epiploon in the English dictionary

The definition of epiploon in the dictionary is the greater omentum.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH EPIPLOON


Anacreon
əˈnækrɪˌɒn
baryon
ˈbærɪˌɒn
carry-on
ˈkærɪˌɒn
come-on
ˈkʌmˌɒn
fenthion
ˈfenθɪˌɒn
fermion
ˈfɜːmɪˌɒn
flick-on
ˈflɪkˌɒn
hard-on
ˈhɑːdˌɒn
himation
hɪˈmætɪˌɒn
Laocoon
leɪˈɒkəʊˌɒn
nucleon
ˈnjuːklɪˌɒn
pull-on
ˈpʊlˌɒn
put-on
ˈpʊtˌɒn
roll-on
ˈrəʊlˌɒn
run-on
ˈrʌnˌɒn
screw-on
ˈskruːˌɒn
septentrion
sɛpˈtɛntrɪˌɒn
tachyon
ˈtækɪˌɒn
tie-on
ˈtaɪˌɒn
triskelion
trɪˈskɛlɪˌɒn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE EPIPLOON

epiphragm
epiphyllous
epiphyseal
epiphyses
epiphysial
epiphysis
epiphysis cerebri
epiphytal
epiphyte
epiphytic
epiphytical
epiphytically
epiphytism
epiphytology
epiphytotic
epiplastral
epiplastron
epiploic
epipolic
epipolism

WORDS THAT END LIKE EPIPLOON

balloon
barrage balloon
doubloon
galloon
go down like a lead balloon
helium balloon
hot-air balloon
kite balloon
Kowloon
last chance saloon
lead balloon
loon
observation balloon
pantaloon
pilot balloon
saloon
to go down like a lead balloon
trial balloon
Walloon
weather balloon

Synonyms and antonyms of epiploon in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «epiploon» into 25 languages

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Translator English - Chinese

大网膜
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

epiplón
570 millions of speakers

English

epiploon
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

epiploon
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الثرب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

сальник
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

epiploon
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

epiploon
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

épiploon
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Epiploon
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Netzes
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

epiploon
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

epiploon
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Epiploon
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

epiploon
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பெருவபைமடி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

एपिप्लून
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

epiploon
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

epiploon
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

epiploon
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

сальник
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

epiploon
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

epiploon
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

epiploon
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

epiploon
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

epiploon
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of epiploon

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «EPIPLOON»

The term «epiploon» is used very little and occupies the 158.163 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «EPIPLOON» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about epiploon

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EPIPLOON»

Discover the use of epiploon in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to epiploon and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Medical Lexicon: A Dictionary of Medical Science : ...
Relating to the epiploon. Epiploic Appen'dages; Appendic'uhe epi- plo'icse, A. pinguediim'sie, Fim'orise carno'sx col). Prolongations of the peritoneum beyond the surface of the large intestine, which are analogous in texture and arrangement ...
Robley Dunglison, 1846
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A Dictionary of Medical Science: Containing a Concise ...
Hernia, formed by the epiploon and a portion of the intestines. It is more Commonly called En'tero-epiplocdll. EPIP'LOIC, Epiplo'icua. Relating to the epiploon. EPIPLOIC APPES'IIXQES; Appendic'uhe tpi- ph'icse., A. pinguedinn'sx, Fim'liwc ...
Robley Dunglison, 1846
3
Manual of descriptive and pathological anatomy
Great epiploon. § 2545. The great epiploon, epiploon gattm-colique, descends by its upper edge : 1st- From the lower part of the fissure of the spleen, and from its lower extremity, where it is united with the gastro-splenic ligament. 2nd. From all  ...
Johann Friedrich Meckel, Antoine Jacques Louis Jourdan, Augustus Sidney Doane, 1838
4
The operations in surgery
It now remains, if the epiploon is found with the intestine, to take care of that. If there is but a small portion of it, and that adheres, it must be left as it is ; if there is a larger quantity j and adherent, part must be cut off, and the rest remain without ...
Henri-François Le Dran, William Cheselden, 1768
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A Dissertation on Hernias Or Ruptures. In 2 Parts Etc. ...
Of the epiploon, Its composition, Its figure: CHAP, V. Of the parts contained in the abdomen : And " of the epiploon. N opening the abdomen, the first part I which presents is the epiploon, which is a membranous part, generally loaded with a reat ...
George Medicus Arnaud, 1748
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memoires of the royal academy of Surgery
the hem'ia, and which 'has- been pufh'd "to the right sidfe-of the bridie. ;:;" s;; " - f ''. "□'' **''' □* EEEE, a portion of the fame ileum, which re- main'd in the abdomen. FF, the epiploon, which descended with the intestine ihtb tije herniary sack, ...
7
Works
THE epiploon, or caul, is also a membrane. And all sanguineous animals have an epiploon ; but in some, indeed, it is fat, and in others lean. In animals, likewise, that are viviparous, and have teeth on both sides, the epiploon originates, and ...
Aristotle, 1809
8
Physical essays on the parts of the human body and animal ...
Of the Epiploon. THE Epiploon is composed of two Laminz, join'd by the cellular Substance of Ruyfch 5 jt is a Continuation of the Peritonœum : It is in this manner that it is form'd ; over the Mesentery, the internal Coat of the Peritonœum is ...
‎1734
9
A Dissertation on Hernias, Or Ruptures. ...
Qf the parts contained in the abdomen : Aid Jirjl of the epiploon. °^ fe T N opening the, abdomen, the first part • '"" \_ which presents is the epiploon, which is a membranous part, generally loaded with a great deal of fat, and which in animals is ...
Georges Arnaud de Ronsil, 1748
10
New Elements of Operative Surgery: With an Atlas of Nearly ...
Epiplocele existing by itself is rarely so strangulated as to require a removal of the stricture, but it is very common to find in the same sac a' loop of intestine and some considerable portion of epiploon. In this case it is proper, before cutting the  ...
Alfred Velpeau, Granville Sharp Pattison, 1835

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