mesentery noun.
['mɛs(ǝ)nt(ǝ)ri] LME.[mod. Latin
mesenterium from Greek
mesenterion, from
mesos middle +
enteron intestine: see
-Y3.]
1.
Anatomy. A fold of peritoneal tissue which attaches an organ, esp. the small intestine, to the posterior wall of the abdomen.
LME.2.
Zoology. Any of various animal structures which serve to attach organs, esp. the gut, to the body wall;
esp. each of the longitudinal sheets of tissue which divide the body cavity of many coelenterates.
M19. ■ mesenterial
[mɛs(ǝ)n'tɪǝrɪǝl] adjective E17. ■ mesenteric
[mɛs(ǝ)n'tɛrɪk] adjective M17. ■ mesenteritis
[mɪ,sɛntǝ'rʌɪtɪs] noun (
Medicine) inflammation of the mesentery
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