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mesocecum

American

[mez-uh-see-kuhm, mes-, mee-zuh-, -suh-] / ˌmɛz əˈsi kəm, ˌmɛs-, ˌmi zə-, -sə- /

noun

Anatomy.

PLURAL

mesoceca

the mesentery of the cecum.

Other Word Forms

mesocecal adjective

Etymology

Origin of mesocecum

First recorded in 1895–1900; meso- + cecum

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