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antimesenteric

antimesenteric adjective: opposite the mesenteric attachment of the intestine.

Adjective

antimesenteric (not comparable)

  1. Opposite the mesenteric attachment of the intestine
    • A partially ruptured 10 ×8 cm pedunculated mass arising at antimesenteric border of the ileum around 4 feet proximal to ileocaecal region was found ( Fig.2015 June 3, S Kumar et al., “An unusual cause of hemoperitoneum: case report with review of literature”, in International Journal of Surgery Case Reports, volume 12, →DOI

Origin of antimesenteric

From anti- + mesenteric.

Questions about antimesenteric

What does antimesenteric mean?
Antimesenteric means opposite the mesenteric attachment of the intestine.
What part of speech is antimesenteric?
Antimesenteric is an adjective.

Words near antimesenteric in the dictionary

  1. antimeritocracy
  2. antimeritocratic
  3. antimers
  4. antimescaline
  5. antimesenterial
  6. antimesenteric
  7. antimesometrial
  8. antimesometrium
  9. antimeson
  10. antimesons
  11. antimessage

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