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mesenteritis

[mes-uh n-tuh-rahy-tis, mez-, mes-en-tuh-, mez-]
noun Pathology.
  1. 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

noun
  1. inflammation of the mesentery
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Word Origin and History for mesenteritis

n.

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

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mesenteritis in Medicine

mesenteritis

(mĕz-ĕn′tə-rī′tĭs)
n.
  1. Inflammation of the mesentery.
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