mesentery

Betekenis (Engels)

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.

Sinonieme

mesenterium

omentum

peritoneum

peritoneal cavity

Vertalings

mesentere

mésentère

mesenterio

mesenteri

Gekröse

mesentério

cavité péritonéale

omento

peritoneo

cavità peritoneale

mesenterio

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈmɛs.ən.təɹ.i/

Etimologie (Engels)

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