omentum

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

ōmentum: i, n.,
I the fat-skin, adipose membrane; fat, esp. in men (post-Aug.).
I Lit.
   A In gen.: ast illi tremat omento popa venter, Pers. 6, 74.—
   B In partic.
   1    The membrane which encloses the bowels, the caul, Cels. 4, 1; Plin. 11, 37, 80, § 204.—
   2    The bowels, Pers. 2, 47: porci, Juv. 13. 116.—
II Transf., any skin which envelops an internal part of the body, a membrane, Macr. S. 7, 9; of the meninges, id. ib. 7, 9.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

ōmentum,¹⁴ ī, n.,
1 épiploon, membrane graisseuse qui enveloppe les intestins : Cels. Med. 4, 1 ; Plin. 11, 204 || entrailles, intestins : Pers. 2, 47 ; Juv. 13, 116
2 [en gén.] membrane : Macr. Sat. 7, 9 || graisse : Pers. 6, 74.