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mesentery
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Webster's 1828 Dictionary
MESENTERY
n.[Gr. middle, and intestine. ] A fatty membrane placed in the middle of the intestines, and to which they are attached. This prevents them from becoming entangled with each other by convolutions. It is formed by a duplicature of the peritoneum.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
MESENTERY
Mes "en *ter *y, n. Etym: [Gr. mésentère.]
1. (Anat. )
Defn: The membranes, or one of the membranes (consisting of a fold of the peritoneum and inclosed tissues ), which connect the intestines and their appendages with the dorsal wall of the abdominal cavity. The mesentery proper is connected with the jejunum and ilium, the other mesenteries being called mesoc, mesocolon, mesorectum, etc.
2. (Zoöl.)
Defn: One of the vertical muscular radiating partitions which divide the body cavity of Anthozoa into chambers.
New American Oxford Dictionary
mesentery
mes en ter y |ˈmezənˌterē, ˈmes- ˈmɛzəntɛri | ▶noun ( pl. mesenteries ) Anatomy a fold of the peritoneum that attaches the stomach, small intestine, pancreas, spleen, and other organs to the posterior wall of the abdomen. DERIVATIVES mes en ter ic |ˌmezənˈterik, ˌmes- |adjective ORIGIN late Middle English: via medieval Latin from Greek mesenterion, from mesos ‘middle ’ + enteron ‘intestine. ’
Oxford Dictionary
mesentery
mesentery |ˈmɛs (ə )nt (ə )ri | ▶noun ( pl. mesenteries ) Anatomy a fold of the peritoneum which attaches the stomach, small intestine, pancreas, spleen, and other organs to the posterior wall of the abdomen. DERIVATIVES mesenteric |-ˈtɛrɪk |adjective ORIGIN late Middle English: via medieval Latin from Greek mesenterion, from mesos ‘middle ’ + enteron ‘intestine ’.
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