| 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) |
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| 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) |
| mesentery of lung | The reflection of pleura surrounding the root of the lung (including the pulmonary ligament inferiorly) as parietal pleura becomes continuous with the visceral pleura of the lung. Synonym: mesentery of lung. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mesentery of sigmoid colon | See: mesocolon. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mesentery of transverse colon | See: mesocolon. (05 Mar 2000) |
| small bowel disease involving mesentery | <radiology> Lymphoma, metastasis, retractile mesenteritis (12 Dec 1998) |
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| urogenital mesentery | The segment of the urogenital ridge that extends from the mesonephros to the diaphragm; becomes the suspensory ligament of the ovary. Synonym: urogenital mesentery. (05 Mar 2000) |
Synonyms : Mesenteries
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1. mesenterium. 2. a membranous fold attaching any of various organs to the body wall.
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| mesentery | a double layer of peritoneum that attaches to the back wall of the abdominal cavity and supports the small intestines |
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