EPIPLOON, GASTO-HEPATIC
\ˌɛpɪplˈuːn], \ˌɛpɪplˈuːn], \ˌɛ_p_ɪ_p_l_ˈuː_n]\
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Is a duplicature of the peritoneum, which extends transversely from the right side of the cardia to the corresponding extremity of the fissure of the liver, and downwards from this fissure to the lesser curvature of the stomach, the pylorus and duodenum. Below it is the foramen or hiatus of WINSLOW; and between its laminae are lodged the biliary and hepatic vessels. It contains but little fat. If air be blown in at the foramen of Winslow, the cavity or sac of the omentum, Saccus Peritonoaei retroventricularis, Bursa omentalis, will be rendered perceptible.
By Robley Dunglison
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