omentum

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omentum

Rhymes with -ɛntəm

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Borrowed from Latin ōmentum.

noun omentums · omenta

Either of two folds of the peritoneum that support the viscera.

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noun fold of the peritoneum

Español	epiplón, omento, redaño
中文	網膜 /网膜 wǎngmó
Français	omentum, epiploon
Deutsch	Omentum
Italiano	omento
Русский	са́льник sálʹnik
עברית	פדר peder

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"omentum." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/omentum. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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omentum. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/omentum

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"omentum." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/omentum.

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@misc{omentum_2026,
  title = {omentum},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/omentum},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}