See Also: bursa omentalis(medicine)
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recessus superior omentalis(medicine)
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foramen bursae omentalis majoris(medicine)

bursa omentalis (medicine)


bursa omentalis -->
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.