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What is a mesentery?

What is a mesentery? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (anatomy) The membrane that attaches the intestines to the wall of the abdomen, maintaining their position in the abdominal cavity, and supplying them with blood vessels, nerves, and lymphatics.
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Tissue analyzed at the Tyler, TX, laboratory included right and left lung, omentum, and mesentery from each patient.
For these studies, an incision was made in the abdomen, and the mesentery and small intestine were exteriorized.
Coffee specifically draws toxins from the liver through the mesentery of the small intestine.
Two case reports exist in the literature describing extra-adrenal paragangliomas in the posterior mesentery.
Another approach involves autotransplantation of splenic tissue within the mesentery.
Deep vein thrombosis typically occurs in the leg, but veins in the arms, retina, mesentery, and cerebral sinus may also be affected.

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