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Search Results for: omentum

Peritoneum

What is the Peritoneum? The term peritoneum refers to the serous membrane that constitutes the biologically active inner... Read More

Curvatura ventriculi minor

Curvatura ventriculi minor --> lesser curvature of stomach The right border of the stomach to which the lesser omentum is... Read More

Soldiers patches

soldier's patches --> milk spots white plaques of hyalinised fibrous tissue situated in the epicardium overlying the right... Read More

Assimilation

Assimilation Definition What is assimilation? Assimilation in biology is defined as the process in which living organisms... Read More

Bursa omentalis

Bursa omentalis --> omental bursa (Science: anatomy) An isolated portion of the peritoneal cavity lying dorsal to the... Read More

Gastrophrenic ligament

Gastrophrenic ligament (Science: anatomy) The portion of the greater omentum that extends from the greater curvature of the... Read More