noun
- Part of the peritoneum attached to the stomach and to the colon and covering the intestines.
- synonyms: greater omentum, gastrocolic omentum
- The inner membrane of embryos in higher vertebrates (especially when covering the head at birth. ).
- synonyms: veil, embryonic membrane
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