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1. (n.) mesentery
any peritoneal membrane that enfolds an internal vertebrate organ and attaches it to the body wall, esp. the membrane investing the intestines.
Etymology: (1375–1425; late ME < NL mesenterium < Gk mesentérion=mes-mes - +-enterion, der. of énteron intestine)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) mesentery
a double layer of peritoneum that attaches to the back wall of the abdominal cavity and supports the small intestines
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) mesentery
the membranes, or one of the membranes (consisting of a fold of the peritoneum and inclosed tissues), which connect the intestines and their appendages with the dorsal wall of the abdominal cavity. The mesentery proper is connected with the jejunum and ilium, the other mesenteries being called mesocaecum, mesocolon, mesorectum, etc
2. (noun) mesentery
one of the vertical muscular radiating partitions which divide the body cavity of Anthozoa into chambers
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U.S. National Library of Medicine |
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1. mesentery
A layer of the peritoneum which attaches the abdominal viscera to the ABDOMINAL WALL and conveys their blood vessels and nerves.
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