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mesentery (n.)
fold of the peritoneum, early 15c., from medical Latin
mesenterium
"middle of the intestine," from medical Greek
mesenterion
, from
mesos
"middle" (see
medial
(adj.)) +
enteron
"intestine" (see
enteric
). Related:
Mesenteric
.
