\Mes"en*ter*y\ (?; 277), n. [Gr. ?, ? + ? intestine:
cf. F. m['e]sent[`e]re.]
1. (Anat.) 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 mesoc[ae]cum, mesocolon,
   mesorectum, etc.
2. (Zo["o]l.) One of the vertical muscular radiating
   partitions which divide the body cavity of Anthozoa into
   chambers.