Relating to or involving the omentum, the fatty tissue that hangs from the stomach and covers abdominal organs.
From Greek 'epiploon' (omentum) + '-ic' (relating to), a medical-anatomical adjective for structures involving fatty abdominal tissue.
The epiploic vessels are so densely packed with tiny blood vessels that they glow red, and surgeons can instantly identify them during abdominal surgery.
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