2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Mesentery  \Mes"en*ter*y\  (?;  277),  n.  [Gr.  ?,  ?  +  ?  intestine: 
  cf  F.  m['e]sent[`e]re.] 
  1.  (Anat.)  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  mesoc[ae]cum,  mesocolon, 
  mesorectum,  etc 
 
  2.  (Zo["o]l.)  One  of  the  vertical  muscular  radiating 
  partitions  which  divide  the  body  cavity  of  Anthozoa  into 
  chambers. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  mesentery 
  n  :  a  double  layer  of  peritoneum  that  attaches  to  the  back  wall 
  of  the  abdominal  cavity  and  supports  the  small  intestines 

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