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.

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Etymology

Origin of mesocolon

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

Example Sentences

The transverse and sigmoid colon are tethered to the posterior abdominal wall by the mesocolon.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

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.

From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)

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

From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)

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 The Dog by Youatt, William

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 Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)