mesocolon

[ mez-uh-koh-luhn, mes-, mee-zuh-, -suh- ]

noun,plural mes·o·co·lons, mes·o·co·la [mez-uh-koh-luh, mes-, mee-zuh-, -suh-]. /ˌmɛz əˈkoʊ lə, ˌmɛs-, ˌmi zə-, -sə-/. Anatomy.
  1. the mesentery of the colon.

Origin of mesocolon

1
First recorded in 1685–95; meso- + colon2

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