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omentum

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • rhymes with -ɛntəm

1

noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a fold of peritoneum supporting the viscera

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: peritoneum

Narrower terms: greater omentum, gastrocolic omentum, caul, lesser omentum

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ōmentum.

Across languages

Translations

24 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: epipló — fold of the peritoneum
  • Catalan: oment — fold of the peritoneum
  • Catalan: epíploon — fold of the peritoneum
  • Chinese Mandarin: 網膜 /网膜 (wǎngmó) — fold of the peritoneum
  • Faroese: netja — fold of the peritoneum
  • Finnish: vatsapaita — fold of the peritoneum
  • French: omentum — fold of the peritoneum
  • French: epiploon — fold of the peritoneum
  • German: Omentum — fold of the peritoneum
  • Ancient Greek: ἐπίπλοον (epíploon) — fold of the peritoneum
  • Ancient Greek: δέρτρον (dértron) — fold of the peritoneum
  • Hebrew: פדר (peder) — fold of the peritoneum
  • Hungarian: cseplesz — fold of the peritoneum
  • Irish: scairt — fold of the peritoneum
  • Italian: omento — fold of the peritoneum
  • Kazakh: шарбы (şarby) — fold of the peritoneum
  • Māori: taupā — fold of the peritoneum
  • Māori: matakupenga — fold of the peritoneum
  • Navajo: akʼahłání — fold of the peritoneum
  • Russian: са́льник (sálʹnik) — fold of the peritoneum
  • Sanskrit: वपा (vapā) — fold of the peritoneum
  • Spanish: epiplón — fold of the peritoneum
  • Spanish: omento — fold of the peritoneum
  • Spanish: redaño — fold of the peritoneum