mesoduodenum /meso·du·o·de·num/ (mez″o-doo″o-de´num) the mesenteric fold enclosing the duodenum of the early fetus.mesoduode´nal
mesoduodenum
mes·o·du·o·de·num (m z  -d -d  nm, -d- dn-m)n. The part of the mesentery that connects the duodenum to the wall of the embryonic abdominal cavity. mes o·duo·denal adj. |
mesoduodenum
[-do̅o̅′ədē′nəm]
Etymology: Gk, mesos, middle; L, duodeni, 12 fingers long
a fold of tissue that joins the duodenum to the wall of the abdomen of the fetus. The membrane sometimes persists in later life as the duodenal mesentery.
mesoduodenum
the mesenteric fold that supports the duodenum.
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