apronlike

apronlike
Resembling an apron.

As a result, the apronlike greater omentum is composed of four layers of peritoneum.


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  • apron — [ā′prən] n. [by faulty separation of a napron < ME napron < OFr naperon < nape, a cloth < L mappa, napkin] 1. a garment of cloth, leather, etc. worn over the front part of the body, usually to protect one s clothes 2. anything like an …   English World dictionary

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