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mesogastrium

[ mez-uh-gas-tree-uhm, mes-, mee-zuh-, -suh- ]

noun

, Anatomy.
, plural mes·o·gas·tri·a [mez-, uh, -, gas, -tree-, uh, mes-, mee-z, uh, -, -s, uh, -].
  1. the mesentery of the embryonic stomach.


mesogastrium

/ ˌmɛsəʊˈɡæstrɪəm /

noun

  1. the mesentery supporting the embryonic stomach
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˌmesoˈgastric, adjective
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Other Words From

  • meso·gastric adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of mesogastrium1

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

(c) Development of the pancreas and spleen in connection with the mesogastrium.

(b) Changes in the direction and extent of the dorsal mesogastrium.

It is developed in the mesoblast of the mesogastrium, usually about the same time and in close connection with the pancreas.

The mesentery of the stomach, or mesogastrium, enlarges in Mammalia to form a peculiar sack known as the greater omentum.

In the view directly from in front the redundancy of the peritoneum forming the mesogastrium is shown in Figs. 176 and 177.

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