/ɛpɪplɔʊsi/ or /ɛpɪplɒsi/; from Greek: ἐπίπλοκος (epíplōkos) meaning ‘lying on the abdomen’

Definitions

1. noun

A fold of peritoneum covering an organ, especially the intestines, when it is not normally in contact with the abdominal wall

“The epiploce surrounding the liver was inflamed due to the infection.”