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mesogastrium

[ mez-uh-gas-tree-uhm, mes-, mee-zuh-, -suh- ]
/ ˌmɛz əˈgæs tri əm, ˌmɛs-, ˌmi zə-, -sə- /
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noun, plural mes·o·gas·tri·a [mez-uh-gas-tree-uh, mes-, mee-zuh-, -suh-]. /ˌmɛz əˈgæs tri ə, ˌmɛs-, ˌmi zə-, -sə-/. Anatomy.
the mesentery of the embryonic stomach.
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Origin of mesogastrium

1850–55; <New Latin, equivalent to meso-meso- + Greek gastr-, stem of gastḗr belly + New Latin -ium-ium

OTHER WORDS FROM mesogastrium

mes·o·gas·tric, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for mesogastrium

mesogastrium
/ (ˌmɛsəʊˈɡæstrɪəm) /

noun
the mesentery supporting the embryonic stomach

Derived forms of mesogastrium

mesogastric, adjective
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