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mesogastrium

[ mez-uh-gas-tree-uhm, mes-, mee-zuh-, -suh- ]

noun

, Anatomy.
, plural mes·o·gas·tri·a [mez-, uh, -, gas, -tree-, uh, mes-, mee-z, uh, -, -s, uh, -].
  1. the mesentery of the embryonic stomach.


mesogastrium

/ ˌmɛsəʊˈɡæstrɪəm /

noun

  1. the mesentery supporting the embryonic stomach
“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

  • ˌmesoˈgastric, adjective
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Other Words From

  • meso·gastric adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of mesogastrium1

1850–55; < New Latin, equivalent to meso- meso- + Greek gastr-, stem of gastḗr belly + New Latin -ium -ium
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Example Sentences

Albrecht mentions a case shown at a meeting of the Vienna Medical Society of a very large number of spleens found in the mesogastrium, peritoneum, on the mesentery and transverse mesocolon, in Douglas' pouch, etc.

According to the review of this article, Toldt explains the case by assuming that other parts of the celomic epithelium, besides that of the mesogastrium, are capable of forming splenic tissue.

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