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- Ancient Greek · derived fromμεσεντέρῐον
- Late Latin · derived frommesenterium
- English todaymesentery
From Late Latin mesenterium, from Ancient Greek μεσεντέρῐον (mesentérĭon), from μέσος (mésos, “middle”) + ἔντερον (énteron, “gut”).
Words from the same roots
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