mesentery

Pronunciation: /ˈmɛs.ən.təɹ.i/

The English word “mesentery” has 1 meaning listed here.

noun

The membrane that attaches the intestines to the wall of the abdomen, maintaining their position in the abdominal cavity, and supplying them with blood vessels, nerves, and lymphatics.

From Late Latin mesenterium, from Ancient Greek μεσεντέρῐον (mesentérĭon), from μέσος (mésos, “middle”) + ἔντερον (énteron, “gut”).

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