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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A fold of the peritoneum, passing from the stomach to the transverse colon.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun part of the peritoneum attached to the stomach and to the colon and covering the intestines
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