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Webster 1913 Edition
Mesocolon
Mesˊo-co′lon
,Noun.
[NL., fr. Gr.
μεσόκωλον
; μέσοσ
middle + κῶλον
the colon: cf. F. mésocôlon
.] (Anat.)
The fold of peritoneum, or mesentery, attached to the colon.
– Mesˊo-col′ic
(#)
, Adj.
Webster 1828 Edition
Mesocolon
MES'OCOLON
,Noun.
In anatomy, that part of the mesentery, which, having reached the extremity of the ileum, contracts and changes its name, or that part of the mesentery to which the colon is attached.
Definition 2024
mesocolon
mesocolon
English
Noun
mesocolon (plural mesocolons or mesocola)
- (anatomy) The part of the mesentery that attaches the colon to the abdominal wall