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mesoappendix

[mez-oh-uh-pen-diks, mes-, mee-zoh-, -soh-] /ˌmɛz oʊ əˈpɛn dɪks, ˌmɛs-, ˌmi zoʊ-, -soʊ-/
noun, plural mesoappendixes, mesoappendices
[mez-oh-uh-pen-di-seez, mes-, mee-zoh-, -soh-] /ˌmɛz oʊ əˈpɛn dɪˌsiz, ˌmɛs-, ˌmi zoʊ-, -soʊ-/ (Show IPA). Anatomy.
1.
the mesentery of the vermiform appendix.
Origin of mesoappendix
1895-1900
First recorded in 1895-1900; meso- + appendix
Related forms
mesoappendiceal
[mez-oh-ap-uh n-dish-uh l, -uh-pen-di-see-uh l, mes-, mee-zoh-, -soh-] /ˌmɛz oʊˌæp ənˈdɪʃ əl, -əˌpɛn dɪˈsi əl, ˈmɛs-, ˌmi zoʊ-, -soʊ-/ (Show IPA), adjective
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mesoappendix in Medicine

mesoappendix mes·o·ap·pen·dix (měz'ō-ə-pěn'dĭks, měs'-)
n.
The short mesentery of the appendix lying behind the terminal ileum.

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