mesentery (redirected from ovarian mesentery)

mesentery /mes·en·tery/ (mez´en-ter″e)

1. the peritoneal fold attaching the small intestine to the posterior body wall.

Mesentery in a median sagittal section.

2. a membranous fold attaching an organ to the body wall.

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mes·en·ter·y (mzn-tr)

n.

1. A double layer of peritoneum attached to the abdominal wall and enclosing in its fold certain organs of the abdominal viscera.

2. A fold of the peritoneum that connects the intestines to the dorsal abdominal wall, especially such a fold that envelops the jejunum and ileum.

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mesen·teric adj.

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mesentery (mezˑ·n·terˈ·ē),

n the fan-shaped, double layer of peritoneal membrane; responsible for supporting the small intestine.

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mesentery

a membranous sheet attaching various organs to the body wall, especially the peritoneal fold attaching the intestine to the dorsal body wall.

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ovarian mesentery

see mesovarium.

testicle mesentery

see proper ligament of the testis.