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mes•o•gas•tri•um
(mez′ə gas′trē əm, mes′-, mē′zə-, -sə-),USA pronunciation n., pl. -tri•a (-trē ə).USA pronunciation [Anat.]
mes′o•gas′tric, adj.
- Anatomythe mesentery of the embryonic stomach.
- Neo-Latin, equivalent. to meso- meso- + Greek gastr-, stem of gasté̄r belly + Neo-Latin -ium -ium
- 1850–55