Thesaurus: mesentery

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1. n. The membranes, or one of the membranes (consisting of a fold of the peritoneum and inclosed tissues), which connect the intestines and their appendages with the dorsal wall of the abdominal cavity. The mesentery proper is connected with the jejunum and ilium, the other mesenteries being called mesocaecum, mesocolon, mesorectum, etc.
2. n. One of the vertical muscular radiating partitions which divide the body cavity of Anthozoa into chambers.
3. n. a double layer of peritoneum that attaches to the back wall of the abdominal cavity and supports the small intestines
4. 1. (Anat.) The membranes, or one of the membranes (consisting of a fold of the peritoneum and inclosed tissues), which connect the intestines and their appendages with the dorsal wall of the abdominal cavity. The mesentery proper is connected with the jejunum and ilium, the other mesenteries being called mesoc, mesocolon, mesorectum, etc. 2. (Zoöl.) One of the vertical muscular radiating partitions which divide the body cavity of Anthozoa into chambers.
5. The membranes, or one of the membranes (consisting of a fold ofthe peritoneum and inclosed tissues), which connect the intestinesand their appendages with the dorsal wall of the abdominal cavity.The mesentery proper is connected with the jejunum and ilium, theother mesenteries being called mesoc, mesocolon, mesorectum, etc.
6. n. a double layer of peritoneum that attaches to the back wall of the abdominal cavity and supports the small intestines