mesentery

mesentery is a 9-letter English word with 3 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: The membranes, or one of the membranes (consisting of a fold of the peritoneum and inclosed tissues), which connect the intestines and their appendages with the dorsal wall of the abdominal cavity. The mesentery proper is connected with the jejunum and ilium, the other mesenteries being called mesocaecum, mesocolon, mesorectum, etc. Face value is 14 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

9 letters · Scrabble 14 · Words With Friends 15 · 3 senses

Definitions

1. noun. The membranes, or one of the membranes (consisting of a fold of the peritoneum and inclosed tissues), which connect the intestines and their appendages with the dorsal wall of the abdominal cavity. The mesentery proper is connected with the jejunum and ilium, the other mesenteries being called mesocaecum, mesocolon, mesorectum, etc.
2. noun. One of the vertical muscular radiating partitions which divide the body cavity of Anthozoa into chambers.
3. noun. a double layer of peritoneum that attaches to the back wall of the abdominal cavity and supports the small intestines

Common word forms

mesenteries

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