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Webster 1913 Edition


Epiploon


E-pip′lo-ön

,
Noun.
;
pl.
Epiploa
(#)
.
[NL., fr. Gr. [GREEK].]
(Anat.)
See
Omentum
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Epiploon

EPIP'LOON

,
Noun.
[Gr.] The caul or omentum.

Definition 2024


epiploon

epiploon

English

Noun

epiploon (plural epiploons or epiploa)

  1. The omentum.

Italian

Etymology

epi- + ploon (from "pleo" - to float upon )

Noun

epiploon m (invariable)

  1. (anatomy) omentum

Synonyms