mesenteron

[ mes-en-tuh-ron, mez- ]

/ mɛsˈɛn təˌrɒn, mɛz- /

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noun, plural mes·en·ter·a

[mes-en-ter-uh, mez-]. /mɛsˈɛn tər ə, mɛz-/.

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Origin of mesenteron

First recorded in 1875–80; mes- + enteron

OTHER WORDS FROM mesenteron

mes·en·ter·on·ic, adjective

Words nearby mesenteron

meseems, mesembryanthemum, mesencephalon, mesenchyme, mesenteritis, mesenteron, mesentery, mesh, Meshach, Mesha Stele, mesh connection

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How to use mesenteron in a sentence

I failed to find any trace of an anterior part of the mesenteron adjoining the stomodum.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume 1|Francis Maitland Balfour
In the Tracheata the mesenteron is always considerable, and the proctodum is always short.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume 1|Francis Maitland Balfour
I must, in fact, admit that I have hitherto failed to work out satisfactorily the history of the mesenteron and its appendages.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume 1|Francis Maitland Balfour
From the mesenteron there might be pouch-like or tubular outgrowths.
The Appendages, Anatomy, and Relationships of Trilobites|Percy Edward Raymond

The main branches of the latter enter the mesenteron just behind the fifth pair of cephalic appendages.
The Appendages, Anatomy, and Relationships of Trilobites|Percy Edward Raymond

British Dictionary definitions for mesenteron

mesenteron

/ (mɛsˈɛntəˌrɒn) /

noun plural -tera (-tərə)

a former name for midgut (def. 1)

Derived forms of mesenteron

mesenteronic, adjective

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