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Omentum

"Omentum" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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A double-layered fold of peritoneum that attaches the STOMACH to other organs in the ABDOMINAL CAVITY.


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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Omentum" by people in this website by year, and whether "Omentum" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
Bar chart showing 32 publications over 17 distinct years, with a maximum of 5 publications in 2009
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