mesentery

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

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈmɛs.ən.təɹ.i/, /ˈmɛs.ən.tɹi/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈmɛz.ənˌtɛɹ.i/, /ˈmɛs.ənˌtɛɹ.i/
• Hyphenation: mes‧en‧ter‧y, mes‧en‧tery

mesentery (plural mesenteries)

1. (anatomy) 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.

• mesenteric
• mesenteritis
• mesenterectomy