Epiploic appendix

The epiploic appendices (or appendices epiploicae, or epiploic appendages, or appendix epiploica, or omental appendices) are small pouches of the peritoneum filled with fat and situated along the colon, but are absent in the rectum. ^[1]

6 relations: Appendicitis, Epiploic appendagitis, Fat, Greater omentum, Large intestine, Peritoneum.

Appendicitis

Appendicitis is inflammation of the appendix.

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Epiploic appendagitis

Epiploic appendagitis (EA) is an uncommon, benign, non-surgical, self-limiting inflammatory process of the epiploic appendices.

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Fat

Fat is one of the three main macronutrients, along with carbohydrate and protein.

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Greater omentum

The greater omentum (also the great omentum, omentum majus, gastrocolic omentum, epiploon, or, especially in animals, caul) is a large apron-like fold of visceral peritoneum that hangs down from the stomach.

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Large intestine

The large intestine, also known as the large bowel or colon, is the last part of the gastrointestinal tract and of the digestive system in vertebrates.

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Peritoneum

The peritoneum is the serous membrane that forms the lining of the abdominal cavity or coelom in amniotes and some invertebrates, such as annelids.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epiploic_appendix

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