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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The mesentery of the cæcum and vermiform appendage; the special peritoneal fold which sometimes holds those parts in place.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun (Anat.) The fold of peritoneum attached to the cæcum.

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  • noun anatomy The fold of peritoneum attached to the caecum.

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meso- +‎ caecum

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