Medical Definition of Mesostenium

1. 1. The membranes, or one of the membranes (consisting of a fold of the peritoneum and inclosed tissues), which connect the intestines and their appendages with the dorsal wall of the abdominal cavity. The mesentery proper is connected with the jejunum and ilium, the other mesenteries being called mesoccum, mesocolon, mesorectum, etc. 2. One of the vertical muscular radiating partitions which divide the body cavity of Anthozoa into chambers. Origin: Gr, + intestine: cf. F. Mesentere. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Mesostenium

mesoseme
mesosiderite
mesosigmoid
mesosigmoiditis
mesosigmoidopexy
mesosomatous
mesosome
mesosome
mesosomes
mesosomia
mesosperm
mesosphere
mesospheres
mesospheric
mesostate
mesostenium (current term)
mesosternal
mesosternum
mesosyphilis
mesosystolic
mesotarsal
mesotartaric
mesotendineum
mesotendon
mesotheca
mesothelia
mesothelia
mesothelial
mesothelial
mesothelial cell

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