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n. - A double layer of peritoneum that attaches to the back wall of the abdominal cavity and supports the small intestines.

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  • The mesentery is a delicate, narrow membrane about twenty feet long.
  • The so-called mesentery is also a membrane; and extends continuously from the long stretch of intestine to the great vessel and the aorta.
  • Sketch a coil of the intestine, showing the mesentery.
  • No major bleeding, and I stopped the leakage from the mesentery.
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