μεσεντέριον

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From μεσο- (meso-, in the middle of) + ἔντερον (énteron, gut, bowel) + -ιον (-ion, diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

μεσεντέρῐον • (mesentérion) n (genitive μεσεντερῐ́ου); second declension

  1. (anatomy) Membrane to which the intestines are attached, mesentery.

Inflection

Descendants

  • Greek: μεσεντέριο (mesentério)
  • Latin: mesenterium
  • English: mesentery

References

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