mesenteron

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

noun

, plural mes·en·ter·a [mes-, en, -ter-, uh, mez-].

1. midgut.

mesenteron

/ mɛsˈɛntəˌrɒn /

noun

1. a former name for midgut

Derived Forms

• mesˌenterˈonic, adjective

Other Words From

• mes·enter·onic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of mesenteron¹

First recorded in 1875–80; mes- + enteron

Example Sentences

I failed to find any trace of an anterior part of the mesenteron adjoining the stomodum.

From Project Gutenberg

In the Tracheata the mesenteron is always considerable, and the proctodum is always short.

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I must, in fact, admit that I have hitherto failed to work out satisfactorily the history of the mesenteron and its appendages.

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From the mesenteron there might be pouch-like or tubular outgrowths.

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The main branches of the latter enter the mesenteron just behind the fifth pair of cephalic appendages.

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