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mesocolon

American  
[mez-uh-koh-luhn, mes-, mee-zuh-, -suh-] / ˌmɛz əˈkoʊ lən, ˌmɛs-, ˌmi zə-, -sə- /

noun

Anatomy.

PLURAL

mesocolons, mesocola

  1. the mesentery of the colon.

Etymology

Origin of mesocolon

First recorded in 1685–95; meso- + colon 2

Example Sentences

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Young speaks of a fetus which lay encysted between the laminae of the transverse mesocolon, and Highmore published a report of a fetus in a cyst communicating with the duodenum.

From Project Gutenberg

The other half of the fork was found to be closely enveloped by the origin of the mesocolon, which was red, hard, and inflamed.

From Project Gutenberg

It is impossible to comprehend this extent of straightening of the intestine without great twisting of the mesocolon.

From Project Gutenberg

Albrecht mentions a case shown at a meeting of the Vienna Medical Society of a very large number of spleens found in the mesogastrium, peritoneum, on the mesentery and transverse mesocolon, in Douglas' pouch, etc.

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