See Also: omental bursa(medicine)
vestibule of omental bursa(medicine)
Herbal medicine (botanical medicine, herbology, phytomedicine)(health)
omental sac(medicine)
omental(medicine)
omental tenia(medicine)
omental cake(medicine)
omental enterocleisis(medicine)
omental tuber(medicine)
omental graft(medicine)

omental bursa (medicine)


omental bursa
<anatomy> An isolated portion of the peritoneal cavity lying dorsal to the stomach and extending craniad to the liver and diaphragm and caudad into the greater omentum; it opens into the general peritoneal cavity at the epiploic foramen.

Synonym: bursa omentalis, lesser peritoneal cavity, lesser peritoneal sac, omental sac.