mesenteron

American

[mes-en-tuh-ron, mez-] / mɛsˈɛn təˌrɒn, mɛz- /

noun

midgut.

mesenteron British

/ mɛsˈɛntəˌrɒn /

noun

a former name for midgut

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

mesenteronic

adjective

Inflected Forms

Nouns

mesentera

plural

Etymology

Origin of mesenteron

First recorded in 1875–80; mes- + enteron

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