HyperDic: mesentery

English > 1 sense of the word mesentery:
NOUNbodymesenterya double layer of peritoneum that attaches to the back wall of the abdominal cavity and supports the small intestines
English > mesentery: 1 sense > noun 1, body
MeaningA double layer of peritoneum that attaches to the back wall of the abdominal cavity and supports the small intestines.
Narrowermesocolonmesentery that holds the lower colon to the dorsal abdominal wall
BroaderperitoneumA transparent membrane that lines the abdominal cavity in mammals and covers most of the viscera
Spanishmesenterio, redaño
Catalanmesenteri
Adjectivesmesentericof or relating to or located in a mesentery

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