mesorectum

[mez-uh-rek-tuhm, mes-, mee-zuh-, -suh-]

noun, plural mes·o·rec·tums, mes·o·rec·ta

[-tuh] . Anatomy.

the mesentery of the rectum.

Origin:
1825–35; meso- + rectum

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Mesorectum is always a great word to know.

So is knee. Does it mean:

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a glandular organ functioning in the secretion of bile and metabolic processes such as converting sugars located in the upper right abdominal cavity

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mesorectum mes·o·rec·tum (měz'ə-rěk'təm, měs'-)
n.
The mesentery supporting the rectum.

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