mesoappendix
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mesoappendix
[mez″o-ah-pen´diks]the peritoneal fold connecting the appendix to the ileum.
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mes·o·ap·pen·dix
(mez'ō-ă-pen'diks), [TA]The short mesentery of the appendix lying behind the terminal ileum, in which the appendicular artery courses.
Synonym(s): mesenteriolum processus vermiformis, mesentery of appendix
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mes·o·ap·pen·dix
(mez'ō-ă-pen'diks) [TA]The short mesentery of the appendix lying behind the terminal ileum, in which the appendicular artery courses.
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mesoappendix
The small MESENTERY of the APPENDIX.Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005