the double layer of peritoneum that is attached to the back wall of the abdominal cavity and supports most of the small intestine
Derived forms
mesenteric (ˌmesenˈteric) or mesenterial (ˌmesenˈterial)
adjective
Word origin
C16: from New Latin mesenterium; see meso- + enteron
Examples of 'mesenteries' in a sentence
mesenteries
The sites of infection were only mesenteries, hepatic capsule and gastric serosa.
Danuza Pinheiro Bastos Garcia Mattos, Leila Maria Silva Lopes, Maurício Afonso Verícimo,Thiago Silveira Alvares, Sérgio Carmona de São Clemente 2014, 'Anisakidae infection in five commercially important fish species from the State ofRio de Janeiro, Brazil', Brazilian Journal of Veterinary Medicinehttp://rbmv.org/index.php/BJVM/article/view/553. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
However, some authors consider that structures like the mesenteries are different to the peritoneum.
Andres Isaza-Restrepo, Andres Isaza-Restrepo, Juan S. Martin-Saavedra, Juan L. Velez-Leal,Felipe Vargas-Barato, Rafael Riveros-Dueñas 2018, 'The Peritoneum: Beyond the Tissue – A Review', Frontiers in Physiologyhttps://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fphys.2018.00738/full. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)