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Mesentery

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.

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Mesocolon 76% connected

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

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Peritoneum 76% connected

The smooth serous membrane which lines the cavity of the abdomen, or the whole body cavity when there is no diaphragm, and, turning back, surrounds t…

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Mesenteric 74% connected

Pertaining to a mesentery; mesaraic.

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Mesenteric 74% connected

Pertaining to a mesentery; mesaraic.

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