| mesentericoparietal fossa | A peritoneal fossa that has been seen in a few cases in which the jejunum has no mesentery but is attached to the posterior parietal peritoneum; the fossa begins at the point where the mesentery ends, and is seen on raising up the knuckle of free intestine. Synonym: Broesike's fossa, fossa parajejunalis, mesentericoparietal fossa, mesentericoparietal recess. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| mesentericoparietal recess | A peritoneal fossa that has been seen in a few cases in which the jejunum has no mesentery but is attached to the posterior parietal peritoneum; the fossa begins at the point where the mesentery ends, and is seen on raising up the knuckle of free intestine. Synonym: Broesike's fossa, fossa parajejunalis, mesentericoparietal fossa, mesentericoparietal recess. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mesentericopeptidase | <enzyme> Serine protease from bacillus mesentericus Registry number: EC 3.4.21.- Synonym: alkaline mesentericopeptidase, esperase (26 Jun 1999) |
| mesenteriolum | A small mesentery, as one of an intestinal diverticulum. Synonym: mesoenteriolum. Origin: Mod. L. Dim. Of mesenterium, mesentery (05 Mar 2000) |
| mesenteriolum processus vermiformis | The short mesentery of the appendix lying behind the terminal ileum, in which the appendicular artery courses. Synonym: mesenteriolum processus vermiformis, mesentery of appendix. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mesenteriopexy | Fixation or attachment of a torn or incised mesentery. Synonym: mesopexy. Origin: mesentery + G. Pexis, fixation (05 Mar 2000) |
| mesenteriorrhaphy | Suture of the mesentery. Synonym: mesorrhaphy. Origin: mesentery + G. Rhaphe, suture (05 Mar 2000) |
| mesenteriplication | Reducing redundancy of a mesentery by making one or more tucks in it. Origin: mesentery + L. Plico, pp. -atus, to fold (05 Mar 2000) |
| mesenteritis | Inflammation of the mesentery. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mesenterium | Synonym: mesentery, mesentery. Origin: Mod. L. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mesenterium dorsale commune | 1. <anatomy> 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 mesoccum, mesocolon, mesorectum, etc. 2. <zoology> One of the vertical muscular radiating partitions which divide the body cavity of Anthozoa into chambers. Origin: Gr, + intestine: cf. F. Mesentere. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| mesenteron | <anatomy> All that part of the alimentary canal which is developed from the primitive enteron and is lined with hypoblast. It is distinguished from the stomodum, a part at the anterior end of the canal, including the cavity of the mouth, and the proctodum, a part at the posterior end, which are formed by invagination and are lined with epiblast. Origin: NL. See Meso-, and Enteron. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| mesentery | 1. <anatomy> 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 mesoccum, mesocolon, mesorectum, etc. 2. <zoology> One of the vertical muscular radiating partitions which divide the body cavity of Anthozoa into chambers. Origin: Gr, + intestine: cf. F. Mesentere. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| mesentery of appendix | The short mesentery of the appendix lying behind the terminal ileum, in which the appendicular artery courses. Synonym: mesenteriolum processus vermiformis, mesentery of appendix. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mesentery of caecum | <anatomy> The fold of peritoneum attached to the caecum. The part of the mesocolon, supporting the caecum, that occasionally persists when the ascending colon becomes retroperitoneal during foetal life. Synonym: mesentery of caecum. Origin: meso-+ caecum (05 Mar 2000) |