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
mesoduodenum [mez″o-doo″o-de´num]
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 [mez″o-doo″o-de´num]
the mesenteric fold that in early fetal life encloses the duodenum.
mesoduodenum
the mesenteric fold that supports the duodenum.
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