mesoappendix

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noun

Part of the mesentery found near the appendix and the terminal ileum.

OriginEnglish appendix ← Ancient Greek μέσος (mésos) ← Proto-Hellenic *métsos →
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Meanings

nounmesoappendix (plural mesoappendixes or mesoappendices)

plural mesoappendixes · plural mesoappendices

  1. anatomyPart of the mesentery found near the appendix and the terminal ileum.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*me
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*médʰi
  4. Proto-Indo-European*médʰyos
  5. Proto-Hellenic*métsos
  6. Ancient Greekμέσος (mésos)
  7. Englishmeso-
  8. Englishappendix
  9. Englishmesoappendix

From meso- + appendix.

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APA

mesoappendix. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mesoappendix

MLA

“mesoappendix.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mesoappendix. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mesoappendix,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mesoappendix.

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