Mesentery

[mesәntәri]

Definition

(noun.) a double layer of peritoneum that attaches to the back wall of the abdominal cavity and supports the small intestines.

Editor: Robert--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) 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 mesocaecum, mesocolon, mesorectum, etc.

(n.) One of the vertical muscular radiating partitions which divide the body cavity of Anthozoa into chambers.

Checker: Spenser

Definition

n. a membrane in the cavity of the abdomen attached to the backbone and serving to keep the intestines in their place.—adj. Mesenter′ic.—n. Mesenterī′tis inflammation of the mesentery.

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