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mesentery
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mesentery /mes·en·tery/ (mez´en-ter?e)
1. the peritoneal fold attaching the small intestine to the posterior body wall.
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Mesentery in a median sagittal section.
2. a membranous fold attaching an organ to the body wall.

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.

mesen·teric adj.

mesentery (mezˑ·n·terˈ·ē),
n the fan-shaped, double layer of peritoneal membrane; responsible for supporting the small intestine.

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

ovarian mesentery
testicle mesentery
see proper ligament of the testis.

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