mesenterium

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UK/mɛsənˈtɛɹɪ.əm/

noun

The mesentery.

OriginLate Latin mesenterium ← Ancient Greek μεσεντέριον →
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Meanings

nounmesenterium (plural mesenteria)

plural mesenteria

  1. anatomyThe mesentery.

    The mesenterium, or midriff, diaphragma, is a cause, which the Greeks called φρένες, because by his inflammation the mind is much troubled with convulsions and dotage.

    1624, Democritus Junior [pseudonym; Robert Burton], The Anatomy of Melancholy: […], 2nd edition, Oxford, Oxfordshire: […] John Lichfield and James Short, for Henry Cripps, →OCLC, partition I, section 2, member 5, subsection ii

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekμεσεντέριον
  2. Late Latinmesenterium
  3. Englishmesenterium

From Late Latin mesenterium and its source, Ancient Greek μεσεντέριον (mesentérion).

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mesenterium. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mesenterium

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“mesenterium.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mesenterium. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mesenterium,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mesenterium.

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