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Meaning of MESOCOLON

Pronunciation:  `mezu'kowlun

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 Definition: [n]  mesentery that holds the lower colon the back abdominal wall
 
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 See Also: mesentery

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Mes`o*co"lon\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?; me`sos middle + ?
the colon : cf. F. m['e]soc[^o]lon.] (Anat.)
The fold of peritoneum, or mesentery, attached to the colon.
-- {Mes`o*col"ic}, a.
 

 

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