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Webster 1913 Edition

Epiploon

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E-pip′lo-ön

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Noun.

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pl.

Epiploa

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[NL., fr. Gr. [GREEK].]

(Anat.)

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Webster 1828 Edition

Epiploon

EPIP'LOON

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Noun.

[Gr.] The caul or omentum.

Definition 2024

epiploon

epiploon

English

Noun

epiploon ‎(plural epiploons or epiploa)

The omentum.

Italian

Etymology

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

Noun

epiploon m ‎(invariable)

(anatomy) omentum

Synonyms

omento