Noun, pl. omenta or omentums 1. A fold of peritoneum supporting the viscera. (wordnetweb.princeton.edu) 2. Either of two folds of the peritoneum that support the viscera. (wiktionary.org) 3. A fold of peritoneum connecting or supporting abdominal structures (as the stomach and liver). (merriam-webster.com) Word origin: Latin word for...
Read MoreLatin word. See Greater omentum.
Read MoreLatin word. See Lesser omentum.
Read More/ˈämnəˌvôr/ Noun, pl. omnivore 1. An animal which is able to consume both plants (like a herbivore) and meat (like a carnivore). (wiktionary.org) 2. A polyphage (“many foods”) species that is a consumer of a variety of material as significant food sources in their natural diet. These foods may include plants, animals, algae and fungi. Omnivores often are opportunistic, general feeders with neither carnivore nor herbivore specializations for acquiring or processing food, and are capable of consuming and do consume both animal protein and vegetation. Many omnivores depend on a suitable mix of animal and plant food for long-term good health and reproduction. (wikipedia.org) Word origin: From Latin omni + vorare “all, everything”, “to...
Read MoreNoun 1. Formed of two bellies attached to intermediate tendon; origin, by inferior belly from upper border of scapula between superior angle and notch; insertion, by superior belly into hyoid bone; action, depresses hyoid; nerve supply, upper cervical spinal nerves through ansa cervicalis. (biology-online.org) 2. A muscle found in the neck, inferior to the hyoid bone (infrahyoid muscle). It is innervated by the C1 spinal nerve. (wiktionary.org) 3. One of the infrahyoid muscles of the neck. It arises from the superior border of the scapula and suprascapular ligament. Passing superomedially, it becomes tendinous to form the intermediate tendon that passes through a fascial sling attached to the medial end of the clavicle. Continuing as a slender muscle, it ascends medially from the sling to insert into the inferior border of the hyoid bone. The part of the muscle lateral to the sling is the inferior belly. The part medially-sited is the superior belly. Omohyoid divides the posterior triangle of the neck into the supraclavicular triangle inferiorly and the occipital triangle superiorly. It is innervated by the ansa cervicalis from the cervical roots (C1-C3). (gpnotebook.co.uk) Syn: musculus omohyoideus, omohyoid muscle Word origin: From Greek omos meaning shoulder, giving one of its attachments, and hyoid, giving the other attachment – the hyoid...
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