EPIPLOON, GASTRO-SPLENIC
\ˌɛpɪplˈuːn], \ˌɛpɪplˈuːn], \ˌɛ_p_ɪ_p_l_ˈuː_n]\
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A reflection of the peritoneum, which passes between the concave surface of the spleen and the stomach, from the cardiac orifice to near its great curvature, and which lodges the vasa brevia and splenic vessels between its laminae.
By Robley Dunglison
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