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mesenteron

[ mes-en-tuh-ron, mez- ]

noun

, plural mes·en·ter·a [mes-, en, -ter-, uh, mez-].


mesenteron

/ mɛsˈɛntəˌrɒn /

noun

  1. a former name for midgut
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • mesˌenterˈonic, adjective
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Other Words From

  • mes·enter·onic adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of mesenteron1

First recorded in 1875–80; mes- + enteron
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Example Sentences

I failed to find any trace of an anterior part of the mesenteron adjoining the stomodum.

In the Tracheata the mesenteron is always considerable, and the proctodum is always short.

I must, in fact, admit that I have hitherto failed to work out satisfactorily the history of the mesenteron and its appendages.

From the mesenteron there might be pouch-like or tubular outgrowths.

The main branches of the latter enter the mesenteron just behind the fifth pair of cephalic appendages.

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