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mesenteritis

[ mes-uhn-tuh-rahy-tis, mez-, mes-en-tuh-, mez- ]
/ ˌmɛs ən təˈraɪ tɪs, ˌmɛz-, mɛsˌɛn tə-, mɛz- /
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noun Pathology.
inflammation of the mesentery.
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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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