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Mesentery

Medical Definition:	A layer of the peritoneum which attaches the abdominal viscera to the ABDOMINAL WALL and conveys their blood vessels and nerves.
Guide Notes:	avoid /blood supply: prefer MESENTERIC ARTERIES or MESENTERIC VEINS but for mesenteric circulation use SPLANCHNIC CIRCULATION; diseases: coord IM with PERITONEAL DISEASES (IM); neopl: coord IM with PERITONEAL NEOPLASMS (IM)

Mesentery Categories.

Mesocolon - The fold of peritoneum by which the COLON is attached to the posterior ABDOMINAL WALL.

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