mesenteric
Americanadjective
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"The second one shows global mild stranding of the mesenteric fat - that meant widespread abdominal inflammation".
From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026
After being given pain relief, Rhys settled down and was discharged with a diagnosis of mesenteric adenitis - a common condition thought to be caused by a viral infection.
From BBC • Feb. 1, 2024
The superior mesenteric vein receives blood from the small intestine, two-thirds of the large intestine, and the stomach.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
Each renal artery branches approximately 2.5 cm inferior to the superior mesenteric arteries and supplies a kidney.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
Thus, the bronchial, the mediastinal, the mesenteric, the lumbar, etc. were severally the seat of marked changes with or without enlargement of superficial groups, or several of these groups were at the same time implicated.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
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