definitions

mesenteritis

[ mes-uh n-tuh-rahy-tis, mez-, mes-en-tuh-, mez- ]
/ ˌmɛs ən təˈraɪ tɪs, ˌmɛz-, mɛsˌɛn tə-, mɛz- /

noun Pathology.

inflammation of the mesentery.

Nearby words

mesenteric artery, mesenteric ganglion, mesenteriopexy, mesenteriorrhaphy, mesenteriplication, mesenteritis, mesenterium, mesenteron, mesentery, mesh, mesh connection

Origin of mesenteritis

First recorded in 1795–1805; mes- + enteritis
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British Dictionary definitions for mesenteritis

mesenteritis

/ (mɛsˌɛntəˈraɪtɪs) /

noun

inflammation of the mesentery
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Word Origin and History for mesenteritis

mesenteritis

n.

"inflammation of the mesentery," 1802; see mesentery + -itis.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper

Medicine definitions for mesenteritis

mesenteritis

[ mĕz-ĕn′tə-rī′tĭs ]

n.

Inflammation of the mesentery.
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