mes·en·ter·y (m z  n-tr  , ms-)n. pl. mes·en·ter·ies Any of several folds of the peritoneum that connect the intestines to the dorsal abdominal wall, especially such a fold that envelops the jejunum and ileum. [Middle English mesenterie, from Medieval Latin mesenterium, from Greek mesenterion : meso-, meso- + enterion, diminutive of enteron, entrails; see en in Indo-European roots.] mes en·teric adj. |
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| Adj. | 1. | mesenteric - of or relating to or located in a mesentery |
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