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mesenteritis

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

noun

Pathology.

  1. inflammation of the mesentery.

mesenteritis British  
/ mɛsˌɛntəˈraɪtɪs /

noun

  1. inflammation of the mesentery

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Etymology

Origin of mesenteritis

First recorded in 1795–1805; mes- + enteritis

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Mesenteritis. —— of the mesentery.

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