Greater omentum
SNOMED CT
362711003
Greater omentum
Definition
The greater omentum (also the great omentum, omentum majus, gastrocolic omentum, epiploön, or, especially in animals, caul) is a large fold of peritoneum that hangs down from the stomach, and extends from the stomach to the posterior abdominal wall after associating with the transverse colon.
The Greater omentum is a part of the None.