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The fold of peritoneum, or mesentery, attached to the colon.

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  1. n. The fold of peritoneum, or mesentery, attached to the colon.
  2. n. mesentery that holds the lower colon to the dorsal abdominal wall
  3. The fold of peritoneum, or mesentery, attached to the colon. -- Mes`o*col"ic, a.
  4. The fold of peritoneum, or mesentery, attached to the colon.-- Mes`o*col"ic, a.
  5. n mesentery that holds the lower colon to the dorsal abdominal wall