EPIPLOON, GASTRO-COLIC
\ˌɛpɪplˈuːn], \ˌɛpɪplˈuːn], \ˌɛ_p_ɪ_p_l_ˈuː_n]\
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Consists of an extensive duplicature, which is free and floating on the folds of the intestines. It is quadrilateral, and longer on the left side than on the right:- its base being fixed, anteriorly, to th. great curvature of the stomach; and, posteriorly, to the arch of the colon. It is formed of two laminae, each consisting of two others. In this epiploon a number of vessels is distributed, and there is much fat.
By Robley Dunglison
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