mesocolonnoun [ C ]
uk/ˌmes.əˈkəʊ.lɒn/us/ˌmez.əˈkoʊ.lən/specializedthe part of the mesentery (= the membrane that connects the bowel to the back wall of the abdomen) concerned with the large bowel:
the transverse mesocolon
Mesenteric cysts are most frequently located in the small bowel mesentery and mesocolon.
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