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

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.

mesoappendix

The small MESENTERY of the APPENDIX.
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The appendicular artery approaches the tip of the appendix at first nearer to and then in the edge of the meso-appendix. The terminal part of the artery lies on the wall of the appendix and may be thrombosed in appendicitis resulting in distal gangrene or necrosis.
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PATTERN AND POSITIONS OF VERMIFORM APPENDIX IN PEOPLE OF BANNU DISTRICT

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