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mesenteric

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • CMU ARPABET: M EH2 S AH0 N T EH1 R IH0 K Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Relating to the mesentery.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective

Meaning 2

of or relating to or located in a mesentery

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English mesentery Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English mesenteric From mesentery + -ic.

Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: mesentèric — relating to mesentery
  • German: mesenterial — relating to mesentery
  • German: mesenterisch — relating to mesentery
  • German: Mesenterial- — relating to mesentery
  • Italian: mesenterico — relating to mesentery
  • Japanese: 腸間膜の (chōkanmaku no) — relating to mesentery
  • Latin: mesentericus — relating to mesentery
  • Spanish: mesentérico — relating to mesentery