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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD OMENTUM

From Latin: membrane, esp a caul, of obscure origin.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF OMENTUM

omentum  [əʊˈmɛntəm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OMENTUM

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Omentum 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 OMENTUM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of omentum in the English dictionary

The definition of omentum in the dictionary is a double fold of peritoneum connecting the stomach with other abdominal organs.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH OMENTUM


amentum
əˈmɛntəm
argentum
ɑːˈdʒɛntəm
argumentum
ˌɑːɡjʊˈmɛntəm
bantam
ˈbæntəm
calceamentum
ˌkælsɪəˈmɛntəm
cementum
sɪˈmɛntəm
centum
ˈsɛntəm
fantom
ˈfæntəm
indumentum
ɪndjʊˈmɛntəm
lomentum
ləʊˈmɛntəm
momentum
məʊˈmɛntəm
paludamentum
pəˌljuːdəˈmɛntəm
phantom
ˈfæntəm
quantum
ˈkwɒntəm
ramentum
rəˈmɛntəm
submentum
sʌbˈmɛntəm
Tarentum
təˈrɛntəm
tomentum
təˈmɛntəm
tormentum
tɔːˈmɛntəm
Tridentum
traɪˈdɛntəm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OMENTUM

omega
omega minus
omega-3 fatty acid
omelet
omelet pan
omelette
omelette pan
omen
omenta
omental
omer
OMG
omicron
omigod
ominous
ominously
ominousness
omissible
omission
omissive

WORDS THAT END LIKE OMENTUM

angular momentum
arboretum
Beneventum
conservation of momentum
crassamentum
datum
dictum
nidamentum
per centum
postpartum
rectum
research quantum
Saguntum
sanctum
sarmentum
substratum
Tatum
tegmentum
tum
ultimatum

Synonyms and antonyms of omentum in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «omentum» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OMENTUM

Find out the translation of omentum to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of omentum from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «omentum» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

大网膜
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

epiplón
570 millions of speakers

English

omentum
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

omentum
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الثرب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

сальник
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

omento
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মেদচ্ছদ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

épiploon
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Omentum
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Netz
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

대망
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Omentum
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

mạc nối
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சுற்றுவிரிமடிப்பு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

उद्रेक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

epiplon
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

omento
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

omentum
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

сальник
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

epiploon
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

επίπλουν
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

omentum
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

omentum
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

omentum
5 millions of speakers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OMENTUM»

The term «omentum» is regularly used and occupies the 63.626 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OMENTUM» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OMENTUM»

Discover the use of omentum in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to omentum and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Color Atlas and Textbook of Human Anatomy: Internal organs
Greater and Lesser Omentum The blood and lymph vessels of the upper abdominal organs are mostly situated in the greater and lesser omentum. The lesser omentum A 1 (which develops from the ventral mesogastrium) is a peritoneal fold ...
Werner Kahle, Helmut Leonhardt, 1993
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Abdominal Wall Hernias: Principles and Management
Inset: torsion of the omentum in the inguinal hernia sac. ment of the omentum can be caused by heavy exercise, cough, hy- perperistalsis, change in body position, and hemodynamic forces. The torsion may be either complete or incomplete.
Robert Bendavid, 2001
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Clinical Anatomy by Regions
The greater omentum, which is kept constantly on the move by the peristalsis of the neighboring intestinal tract, may adhere to other peritoneal surfaces around afocus of infection.In this manner,many of the intraperitoneal infections are sealed ...
Richard S. Snell, 2011
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Anatomic Basis of Tumor Surgery
The omentum is a double layer of peritoneum that attaches to the stomach on the greater and lesser curvatures, and the transverse colon. The greater omentum is adherent to the greater curvature of the stomach and acts like an apron over the ...
William C. Wood, Sean Moore, Charles Staley, 2010
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Illustrated Handbook of Flap-Raising Techniques
Chapter 20 The Free Greater Omentum Flap The greater omentum is an apron of richly vascularized fat tissue guarding the abdominal cavity. The right and left gastroepiploic vessels form a rich vascular network among the layers of the ...
Kartik G. Krishnan, 2011
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Textbook of Small Animal Surgery
The greater omentum is composed of three portions, each a double peritoneal sheet. The largest is the bursal portion, attaching cranioventrally to most of the greater curvature of the stomach. The bursal portion extends cau- dally to the urinary ...
Douglas H. Slatter, 2003
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Mastery of Surgery
The dorsal mesogastrium is responsible for the genesis of the greater omentum. The ventral mesogastrium produces the lesser omentum, which is formed by the hepatogastric and hepatoduodenal ligaments. It should be noted that the terms ...
Josef E. Fischer, Kirby I. Bland, Mark P. Callery, 2006
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Peritoneal Carcinomatosis: Principles of Management
9. Role. of. omentum-associated. lymphoid. tissue. in. the. progression. of. peritoneal. carcinomatosis. Masataka Shimotsuma, Morio Shirasu, Akeo Hagiwara, and Toshio Takahashi Introduction The peritoneal cavity is vulnerable to the ...
Paul H. Sugarbaker, 1996
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Encyclopedia of Family Health
The omentum One structure that should be mentioned in connection with the peritoneum is an extension of it called the omentum. Shaped a little like an apron, the omentum consists of fat with a rich blood supply and is itself covered with ...
David B. Jacoby, R. M. Youngson, 2004
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Grabb's Encyclopedia of Flaps
Taking the omentum may be costly; this should be considered for reconstructive purposes only when other skin or musculocutaneous flaps are nor available. In no discipline have the recent advances in the knowledge of surgical anatomy and ...
Berish Strauch, Luis O. Vasconez, M.d., Elizabeth J. Hall-Findlay, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OMENTUM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term omentum is used in the context of the following news items.
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Is South Korea losing its lustre?
Even if the growth omentum in the US and EU improves, Korea's exports are more levered to emerging markets and China in particular," it said. «AsiaOne, Jul 15»
2
Long-term efficacy of subtotal splenectomy due to portal …
... however, the long-term results of subtotal splenectomy plus fixation of the retrosternal omentum majus (SSFROM) have not been reported. «7thSpace Interactive, Jul 15»
3
Exploring and Learning from the Gift of Life
The greater omentum also seems to reflect overall health. It too absorbs chemical toxins, and in smokers is gray, dry and shriveled, when it should be moist, ... «Acupuncture Today, Jul 15»
4
Miracle surgery gifts life to terminally ill patient in Kolkata | Kolkata …
Seema, whose cancer-ridden uterus, ovary and omentum were removed during the surgery, is now being given supportive treatment. «NYOOOZ, Jun 15»
5
The Confederate Flag Flap Is a Distraction From Tough Issues of …
Momentum is building fast as an almost unstoppable wave of outrage calls for the removal of state-sanctioned Confederate flags. The fact that ... «The Root, Jun 15»
6
Sepsis caused by Listeria monocytogenes during chemotherapy for …
Abdominal CT revealed mild ascites and prominent irregular granular shadows of the greater omentum and the mesentery (Figure 2b), ... «BMC Blogs Network, Jun 15»
7
I Remember Rachel for Her Ferocity for Life, Not Cancer
... colon cancer that would later spread to her ovaries and omentum, "upgrading" the cancer to stage 4. Rachel would stay on treatment forever, ... «Huffington Post, Jun 15»
8
ASK THE DOCTOR: How long till my sight goes and I can't drive?
Bending forwards may push more of the contents of the abdominal cavity, whether that's part of the intestine or perhaps the omentum, the bulky ... «Daily Mail, Jun 15»
9
Cerebain Biotech Receives Financial Commitment of Two Million …
The device leverages the clinically observable, positive impact that omentum stimulation has on cognitive function as related to dementias, and ... «MarketWatch, Jun 15»
10
Prenatal Blood Test May Double as Maternal Cancer Screen
... high-grade serous ovarian carcinoma with multiple metastases to the omentum (14-mm), the paracolic peritoneum, the appendix, implants on ... «MedPage Today, Jun 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Omentum [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/omentum>. May 2024 ».
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