mesoappendix
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mesoappendix
[mez″o-ah-pen´diks]the peritoneal fold connecting the appendix to the ileum.
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
mesoappendix
/meso·ap·pen·dix/ (mez″o-ah-pen´diks) the peritoneal fold connecting the appendix to the ileum.mesoappendix
See vermiform appendix.
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.