E-pĭp'lo-ōn, n.
n. [Gr. ἐπίπλοον, from ἐπιπλεῖν, to sail upon or cover, to float upon, from ἐπί and πλεῖν, to sail, to swim.] (Anat.) The caul or omentum; a membranous expansion which floats upon the intestines.
n. [Gr. ἐπίπλοον, from ἐπιπλεῖν, to sail upon or cover, to float upon, from ἐπί and πλεῖν, to sail, to swim.] (Anat.) The caul or omentum; a membranous expansion which floats upon the intestines.