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Dictionary » Mesentery

Mesentery

Introduction: Mesentery

Description of Mesentery

Mesentery: [TA] (1) A double layer of peritoneum attached to the abdominal wall and enclosing in its fold a portion or all of one of the abdominal viscera, conveying to it its vessels and nerves. (2) The fan-shaped fold of peritoneum suspending the greater part of the small intestines (jejunum and ileum) and attaching it to the posterior abdominal wall at the root of the mesentery (radix mesenterii). SYN: mesenterium dorsale commune, mesostenium. SYN: mesenterium [TA]. [Mod. L. mesenterium, fr. G. mesenterion, fr. G. mesos, middle, + enteron, intestine]
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

Mesentery: a double layer of peritoneum that attaches to the back wall of the abdominal cavity and supports the small intestines.
Source: WordNet 2.1

Mesentery: peritoneal fold attaching the small intestine to the dorsal body wall.
Source: CRISP

Mesentery: A layer of the peritoneum which attaches the abdominal viscera to the ABDOMINAL WALL and conveys their blood vessels and nerves.
Source: MESH OBO (Open Biomedical Ontologies)

Mesentery: A layer of the peritoneum which attaches the abdominal viscera to the ABDOMINAL WALL and conveys their blood vessels and nerves.
Source: MeSH 2007