omental branches

o·men·tal branch·es

[TA] branches to the greater omentum; omental branches arise from the left and right gastroomental arteries (rami omentales arteriae gastroomentalis sinistrae et dextrae [TA]) opposite the gastric branches (rami gastrici [TA]) along the greater curvature of the stomach. Synonym(s): rami omentales [TA], epiploic branches, rami epiploicae