mesorectum

[ mez-uh-rek-tuhm, mes-, mee-zuh-, -suh- ]

noun

, Anatomy.

, plural mes·o·rec·tums, mes·o·rec·ta [mez-, uh, -, rek, -t, uh, mes-, mee-z, uh, -, -s, uh, -].

1. the mesentery of the rectum.

Word History and Origins

Origin of mesorectum¹

First recorded in 1825–35; meso- + rectum