mesentery

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Scrabble points
14
Words With Friends
15
Letters
9
Pronunciation
/ˈmɛs.ən.təɹ.i/
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/ˈmɛs.ən.təɹ.i/ · /ˈmɛs.ən.tɹi/ · /ˈmɛz.ənˌtɛɹ.i/ · /ˈmɛs.ənˌtɛɹ.i/

Definition of mesentery

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. The membrane that attaches the intestines to the wall of the abdomen, maintaining their position in the abdominal cavity, and supplying them with blood vessels, nerves, and lymphatics.

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Etymology

From Late Latin mesenterium, from Ancient Greek μεσεντέρῐον (mesentérĭon), from μέσος (mésos, “middle”) + ἔντερον (énteron, “gut”).

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