mesoappendix

[ mez-oh-uh-pen-diks, mes-, mee-zoh-, -soh- ]

noun

, Anatomy.

, plural mes·o·ap·pen·dix·es, mes·o·ap·pen·di·ces [mez-oh-, uh, -, pen, -di-seez, mes-, mee-zoh-, -soh-].

1. the mesentery of the vermiform appendix.

Other Words From

• mes·o·ap·pen·di·ceal [mez-oh-ap-, uh, n-, dish, -, uh, l, -, uh, -pen-di-, see, -, uh, l, mes, -, mee-zoh-, -soh-], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of mesoappendix¹

First recorded in 1895–1900; meso- + appendix