小しょう網もう

noun

lesser omentum

Medical term for the double layer of peritoneum extending from the liver to the lesser curvature of the stomach and the beginning of the duodenum.

• 小しょう網もうは肝かん臓ぞうと胃いをつなぐ腹ふく膜まくの一いち部ぶです。

  The lesser omentum is a part of the peritoneum connecting the liver and stomach.