μεσεντέριον

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From μεσο- (meso-, in the middle of) +‎ ἔντερον (énteron, gut, bowel) +‎ -ιον (-ion, diminutive suffix).

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Noun

μεσεντέρῐον (mesentérionn (genitive μεσεντερῐ́ου); second declension

  1. (anatomy) Membrane to which the intestines are attached, mesentery.

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