mesentericallyadv.
/ˌmɛs(ə)nˈtɛrᵻkli/, /ˌmɛz(ə)nˈtɛrᵻkli/, U.S. /ˌmɛzənˈtɛrək(ə)li/, /ˌmɛsənˈtɛrək(ə)li/ Anatomy. rare.
In a manner characteristic of the mesentery; in or through the mesentery.
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mesenterically1829
retroperitoneally1887
transperitoneally1903
1829 J. L. Knapp Jrnl. Naturalist 130 Bolton and Micheli represent the pileus as cellular, like a honeycomb. All that I have seen are mesenterically puckered.
1986 Unfallchirurg 89 79 Direct diagnostic imaging..allows local, regional, and distant metastases situated in the small pelvis to be spotted intraperitoneally, mesenterically, and mediastinally.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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