HEPATOGASTRIC OMENTUM
\hˌɛpɐtəɡˈastɹɪk ə͡ʊmˈɛntəm], \hˌɛpɐtəɡˈastɹɪk əʊmˈɛntəm], \h_ˌɛ_p_ɐ_t_ə_ɡ_ˈa_s_t_ɹ_ɪ_k əʊ_m_ˈɛ_n_t_ə_m]\
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Syn. : epiloon minus. A double layer of the peritoneum which extends between the transverse fissure of the liver and the lesser curvature of the stomach. It represents the posterior portion of the anterior primitive mesentery of the stomach,
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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basidiomycota
- comprises fungi bearing the spores on basidium: Gasteromycetes (puffballs); Tiliomycetes (comprising orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts)); Hymenomycetes (mushrooms; toadstools; agarics; bracket fungi); in some classification systems considered a division of kingdom comprises fungi bearing spores on a basidium; includes Gasteromycetes (puffballs) Tiliomycetes comprising the orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts) Hymenomycetes (mushrooms, toadstools, agarics bracket fungi).