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mesoappendix

American  
[mez-oh-uh-pen-diks, mes-, mee-zoh-, -soh-] / ˌmɛz oʊ əˈpɛn dɪks, ˌmɛs-, ˌmi zoʊ-, -soʊ- /

noun

Anatomy.

PLURAL

mesoappendixes, mesoappendices

  1. the mesentery of the vermiform appendix.

Other Word Forms

  • mesoappendiceal adjective

Etymology

Origin of mesoappendix

First recorded in 1895–1900; meso- + appendix

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