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Definitions for Mesentery
[1] the membrane, consisting of a double layer of peritoneum, that invests the intestines, attaching them to the posterior wall of the abdomen, maintaining them in position in the abdominal cavity, and supplying them with blood vessels, nerves, and lymphatics, especially the part of this membrane investing the jejunum and ileum.
[2] the double layer of peritoneum that is attached to the back wall of the abdominal cavity and supports most of the small intestine
Words nearby Mesentery
mesenteriorrhaphy, mesenteriplication, mesenteritis, mesenterium, mesenteron, mesentery, mesh, mesh connection, mesh knot, mesha stele, meshach
Origin of Mesentery
1375–1425; late Middle English < New Latin mesenterium < Greek mesentérion (equivalent to mes- mes- + entérion, neuter of entérios of the bowel); see enteron
Other words from Mesentery
mes·en·ter·ic , adjective
in·ter·mes·en·ter·ic , adjective
post·mes·en·ter·ic , adjective
mes′en•ter′ ic adj.
Word origin for Mesentery
C16: from New Latin mesenterium; see meso- + enteron