- greater curvature
- greater curvature n the boundary of the stomach that forms a long usu. convex curve on the left from the opening for the esophagus to the opening into the duodenum compare LESSER CURVATURE
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Greater curvature of the stomach — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = curvatura major gastris GraySubject = 247 GrayPage = 1162 Caption = Outline of stomach, showing its anatomical landmarks. Caption2 = Diagram from [http://training.seer.cancer.gov/ss module07 ugi/unit02… … Wikipedia
greater curvature — noun : the long border of the stomach that is primitively dorsal but in man turned to the left … Useful english dictionary
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greater omentum — n a part of the peritoneum attached to the greater curvature of the stomach and to the colon and hanging down over the small intestine called also caul, gastrocolic omentum compare LESSER OMENTUM * * * o. majus … Medical dictionary
Greater omentum — See also: lesser omentum Greater omentum Vertical disposition of the peritoneum. Main cavity, red; omental bursa, blue. (Greater omentum labeled at left.) … Wikipedia
curvature — A bending or flexure. See angulation. SYN: curvatura. [L. curvatura, fr. curvo, pp. atus, to bend, curve] angular c. a gibbous deformity, i.e., a sharp angulation of the spine, occurring in Pott disease. SYN: Pott c … Medical dictionary
Curvature — In mathematics, curvature refers to any of a number of loosely related concepts in different areas of geometry. Intuitively, curvature is the amount by which a geometric object deviates from being flat, or straight in the case of a line, but this … Wikipedia
Membrane curvature — is the geometrical measure or characterization of the curvature of membranes. The membranes can be naturally occurring or man made (synthetic). An example of naturally occurring membrane is the lipid bilayer of cells, also known as cellular… … Wikipedia
Lesser curvature of the stomach — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = curvatura minor gastris GraySubject = 247 GrayPage = 1162 Caption = Outline of stomach, showing its anatomical landmarks. Caption2 = Diagram from [http://training.seer.cancer.gov/ss module07 ugi/unit02… … Wikipedia
lesser curvature — n the boundary of the stomach that in humans forms a relatively short concave curve on the right from the opening for the esophagus to the opening into the duodenum compare GREATER CURVATURE … Medical dictionary
