mesentery

mes·en·ter·y
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UK/ˈmɛs.ən.təɹ.i/UK/ˈmɛs.ən.tɹi/US/ˈmɛz.ənˌtɛɹ.i/US/ˈmɛs.ənˌtɛɹ.i/

noun

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.

OriginLate Latin mesenterium ← Ancient Greek μεσεντέρῐον →
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Meanings

nounmesentery (plural mesenteries)

plural mesenteries

  1. anatomyThe 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.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekμεσεντέρῐον
  2. Late Latinmesenterium
  3. Englishmesentery

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

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Translations

Ancient Greek μεσεντέριον
  • μεσεντέριον (mesentérion)the membrane that attaches the intestines to the wall of the abdomen
Arabic مِسْرَاق
  • مِسْرَاق (misrāq)the membrane that attaches the intestines to the wall of the abdomen
Basque mesenterio
  • mesenteriothe membrane that attaches the intestines to the wall of the abdomen
Bulgarian було
  • було (bulo)the membrane that attaches the intestines to the wall of the abdomen
Catalan mesenteri
  • mesenterithe membrane that attaches the intestines to the wall of the abdomen
Chinese Cantonese 腸繫膜 /肠系膜
  • 腸繫膜 /肠系膜the membrane that attaches the intestines to the wall of the abdomen
Chinese Mandarin 腸繫膜 /肠系膜
  • 腸繫膜 /肠系膜 (chángxìmó)the membrane that attaches the intestines to the wall of the abdomen
Czech okruží
  • okružíthe membrane that attaches the intestines to the wall of the abdomen
Danish tarmkrøs
  • tarmkrøsthe membrane that attaches the intestines to the wall of the abdomen
Dutch darmvlies
  • darmvliesthe membrane that attaches the intestines to the wall of the abdomen
Finnish suolilieve
  • suolilievethe membrane that attaches the intestines to the wall of the abdomen
French mésentère
  • mésentèrethe membrane that attaches the intestines to the wall of the abdomen
German Gekröse
  • Gekrösethe membrane that attaches the intestines to the wall of the abdomen
Greek μεσεντέριο
  • μεσεντέριο (mesentério)the membrane that attaches the intestines to the wall of the abdomen
Hebrew מִתְלֵה הַמְּעִי
  • מִתְלֵה הַמְּעִי (mitlé ham'í)the membrane that attaches the intestines to the wall of the abdomen
Hungarian bélfodor
  • bélfodorthe membrane that attaches the intestines to the wall of the abdomen
Icelandic garnahengi
  • garnahengithe membrane that attaches the intestines to the wall of the abdomen
Indonesian mesenteri
  • mesenterithe membrane that attaches the intestines to the wall of the abdomen
Irish méiseintre
  • méiseintrethe membrane that attaches the intestines to the wall of the abdomen
Italian mesentere
  • mesenterethe membrane that attaches the intestines to the wall of the abdomen
Japanese 腸間膜
  • 腸間膜 (chōkanmaku)the membrane that attaches the intestines to the wall of the abdomen
Latin mesenterium
  • mesenteriumthe membrane that attaches the intestines to the wall of the abdomen
Latvian taukplēve
  • taukplēvethe membrane that attaches the intestines to the wall of the abdomen
Lithuanian pasaitas
  • pasaitasthe membrane that attaches the intestines to the wall of the abdomen
Norwegian Bokmål krøs, mesenterium
  • krøsthe membrane that attaches the intestines to the wall of the abdomen
  • mesenteriumthe membrane that attaches the intestines to the wall of the abdomen
Polish krezka
  • krezkathe membrane that attaches the intestines to the wall of the abdomen
Portuguese mesentério
  • mesentériothe membrane that attaches the intestines to the wall of the abdomen
Romanian mezenter
  • mezenterthe membrane that attaches the intestines to the wall of the abdomen
Russian брыже́йка, мезенте́рий
  • брыже́йка (bryžéjka)the membrane that attaches the intestines to the wall of the abdomen
  • мезенте́рий (mezentérij)the membrane that attaches the intestines to the wall of the abdomen
Scottish Gaelic lìon a' mhionaich
  • lìon a' mhionaichthe membrane that attaches the intestines to the wall of the abdomen
Slovak okružie
  • okružiethe membrane that attaches the intestines to the wall of the abdomen
Spanish mesenterio, entresijo
  • mesenteriothe membrane that attaches the intestines to the wall of the abdomen
  • entresijothe membrane that attaches the intestines to the wall of the abdomen
Swedish tarmkäx
  • tarmkäxthe membrane that attaches the intestines to the wall of the abdomen
Tagalog dalambituka
  • dalambitukathe membrane that attaches the intestines to the wall of the abdomen
Thai เยื่อแขวนลำไส้
  • เยื่อแขวนลำไส้ (yêua kwăen lam sâi)the membrane that attaches the intestines to the wall of the abdomen
Ukrainian бри́жа
  • бри́жа (brýža)the membrane that attaches the intestines to the wall of the abdomen
Vietnamese màng treo ruột
  • màng treo ruộtthe membrane that attaches the intestines to the wall of the abdomen
Welsh mesenteri
  • mesenterithe membrane that attaches the intestines to the wall of the abdomen
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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