mesentery

[ mes-uhn-ter-ee, mez- ]

/ ˈmɛs ənˌtɛr i, ˈmɛz- /

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noun, plural mes·en·ter·ies.Anatomy.

an organ that, as a double fold of peritoneum, loops around the pancreas and the intestines, holding them securely to the abdominal wall.

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Origin of mesentery

First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English , from New Latin mesenterium, from Greek mesentérion (equivalent to mes- mes- + énteron enteron + Greek -ion noun suffix); see -ium

OTHER WORDS FROM mesentery

mes·en·ter·ic, adjectivein·ter·mes·en·ter·ic, adjectivepost·mes·en·ter·ic, adjective

Words nearby mesentery

mesenteriorrhaphy, mesenteriplication, mesenteritis, mesenterium, mesenteron, mesentery, mesh, Meshach, Mesha Stele, mesh connection, Meshed

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How to use mesentery in a sentence

Galen disputed this, for he believed that the intestinal chyle was carried by the veins of the mesentery into the liver.
An Epitome of the History of Medicine|Roswell Park
In 1687 Cowper saw the passage of the arterial into the venous current in the mesentery of a cat.
An Epitome of the History of Medicine|Roswell Park
Observe the condition of the omentum, the mesentery, the viscera and the peritoneal surface of the intestines.
The Elements of Bacteriological Technique|John William Henry Eyre
If a part of the dividing wall remains, it serves as mesentery to fasten the gut to the body-wall.
The Wonders of Life|Ernst Haeckel

The mesentery, ms, is here of considerable length and continues around the yolk in a layer of diminishing thickness.
Development of the Digestive Canal of the American Alligator|Albert M. Reese

British Dictionary definitions for mesentery

mesentery

/ (ˈmɛsəntərɪ, ˈmɛz-) /

noun plural -teries

the double layer of peritoneum that is attached to the back wall of the abdominal cavity and supports most of the small intestine

Derived forms of mesentery

mesenteric, adjective

Word Origin for mesentery

C16: from New Latin mesenterium; see meso- + enteron

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Medical definitions for mesentery

mesentery

[ mĕz′ən-tĕr′ē ]

A double layer of peritoneum attached to the abdominal wall and enclosing in its fold certain organs of the abdominal viscera.

A fold of the peritoneum that connects the intestines to the dorsal abdominal wall, especially such a fold that envelops the jejunum and ileum.

Other words from mesentery

mes′en•ter′ic adj.