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mesoappendix

[mez-oh-uh-pen-diks, mes-, mee-zoh-, -soh-]
noun, plural mes·o·ap·pen·dix·es, mes·o·ap·pen·di·ces [mez-oh-uh-pen-di-seez, mes-, mee-zoh-, -soh-] /ˌmɛz oʊ əˈpɛn dɪˌsiz, ˌmɛs-, ˌmi zoʊ-, -soʊ-/. Anatomy.
  1. the mesentery of the vermiform appendix.
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Origin of mesoappendix

First recorded in 1895–1900; meso- + appendix
Related formsmes·o·ap·pen·di·ceal [mez-oh-ap-uh n-dish-uh l, -uh-pen-di-see-uh l, mes-, mee-zoh-, -soh-] /ˌmɛz oʊˌæp ənˈdɪʃ əl, -əˌpɛn dɪˈsi əl, ˈmɛs-, ˌmi zoʊ-, -soʊ-/, adjective
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mesoappendix in Medicine

mesoappendix

(mĕz′ō-ə-pĕn′dĭks)
n.
  1. The short mesentery of the appendix lying behind the terminal ileum.
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