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mesocecal

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mes⋅o⋅ce⋅cum

  [mez-uh-see-kuhm, mes-, mee-zuh-, -suh-]
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–noun, plural -ca  [-kuh] , Anatomy.
the mesentery of the cecum.
Origin:
1895–1900; meso- + cecum

Related forms:
mes⋅o⋅ce⋅cal  [mez-uh-see-kuhl, mes-, mee-zuh-, -suh-] , adjective
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Main Entry: me·so·ce·cum
Variant: or chiefly British me·so·cae·cum /-'sE-k&m/
Function: noun
InflectedForm: plural me·so·ce·ca or chiefly British me·so·cae·ca /-k&/
: the fold of peritoneum attached tothe cecum
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mesocecum mes·o·ce·cum (měz'ə-sē'kəm, měs'-)
n.
The part of the mesentery attached to the cecum.

mes'o·ce'cal (-kəl) adj.

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Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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