Definitions

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  • noun A mesentery.

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  • noun anatomy The mesentery.

Etymologies

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From Late Latin mesenterium and its source, Ancient Greek μεσεντέριον.

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Examples

  • In the midst of these guts is situated the mesenterium or midriff, composed of many veins, arteries, and much fat, serving chiefly to sustain the guts.

    Anatomy of Melancholy 2007

  • The mesenterium, or midriff, diaphragma, is a cause which the

    Anatomy of Melancholy 2007

  • Others assign the mesenterium or midriff distempered by heat, the womb misaffected, stopping of haemorrhoids, with many such.

    Anatomy of Melancholy 2007

  • The mesentery proper (mesenterium) is the broad, fan-shaped fold of peritoneum which connects the convolutions of the jejunum and ileum with the posterior wall of the abdomen.

    XI. Splanchnology. 2e. The Abdomen 1918

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