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Definitions of omentum
  1. noun
    a fold of peritoneum supporting the viscera
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Definition that contains omentum
  • transport an exchange of molecules (and their kinetic energy and momentum) across the boundary between adjacent layers of a fluid or across cell membranes
  • ballistic relating to or characteristic of the motion of objects moving under their own momentum and the force of gravity
  • deaden lessen the momentum or velocity of
  • silver linden large tree native to eastern Europe and Asia Minor having leaves with white tomentum on the under side; widely cultivated as an ornamental
  • conservation of momentum the principle that the total linear momentum in a closed system is constant and is not affected by processes occurring inside the system
  • vena gastrica sinistra arises from a union of veins from the gastric cardia; runs in the lesser omentum; empties into the portal vein
  • newton's second law of motion the rate of change of momentum is proportional to the imposed force and goes in the direction of the force
  • second law of motion the rate of change of momentum is proportional to the imposed force and goes in the direction of the force
  • omphalocele protrusion of the intestine and omentum through a hernia in the abdominal wall near the navel; usually self correcting after birth
  • tilia tomentosa large tree native to eastern Europe and Asia Minor having leaves with white tomentum on the under side; widely cultivated as an ornamental
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