MESENTERY

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A double layer of peritoneum that attaches to the back wall of the abdominal cavity and supports the small intestines

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("mesentery" is a kind of...):

peritoneum (a transparent membrane that lines the abdominal cavity in mammals and covers most of the viscera)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "mesentery"):

mesocolon (mesentery that holds the lower colon to the dorsal abdominal wall)

Derivation:

mesenteric (of or relating to or located in a mesentery)

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