First Known Use: 15th century
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mesentery
noun mes·en·tery \ˈme-zən-ˌter-ē, -sən-\
plural mes·en·ter·ies
Definition of MESENTERY
1
a : one or more vertebrate membranes that consist of a double fold of the peritoneum and invest the intestines and their appendages and connect them with the dorsal wall of the abdominal cavity b : a fold of membrane comparable to a mesentery and supporting a viscus (as the heart) that is not a part of the digestive tract
2
: a support or partition in an invertebrate like the vertebrate mesentery
— mes·en·ter·ic \ˌme-zən-ˈter-ik, -sən-\ adjective
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Origin of MESENTERY
Middle English mesenterie, from Medieval Latin mesenterion, from Greek, from mes- + enteron intestine — more at inter-
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mesentery
noun mes·en·tery \ˈmez-ən-ˌter-ē, ˈmes-\
plural mes·en·ter·ies
Medical Definition of MESENTERY
1
: one or more vertebrate membranes that consist of a double fold of the peritoneum and invest the intestines and their appendages and connect them with the dorsal wall of the abdominal cavity; specifically : such membranes connected with the jejunum and ileum in humans
2
: a fold of membrane comparable to a mesentery and supporting a viscus (as the heart) that is not a part of the digestive tract
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