mesentery

名词 mesentery:

1. a double layer of peritoneum that attaches to the back wall of the abdominal cavity and supports the small intestines

mes.en.ter.y

n.（名词）
【复数】 mes.en.ter.ies
Any of several folds of the peritoneum that connect the intestines to the dorsal abdominal wall, especially such a fold that envelops the jejunum and ileum.
肠系膜：任一种将小肠和腹腔后壁联结起来的腹膜，尤指包被着空肠及回肠的这种腹膜

来源：
Middle English mesenterie
中古英语 mesenterie
from Medieval Latin mesenterium
源自 中世纪拉丁语 mesenterium
from Greek mesenterion
源自 希腊语 mesenterion
meso- [meso-]
meso- [前缀，表.中的.]
enterion [diminutive of] enteron [entrails] * see en
enterion [] enteron的小后缀 [内脏] *参见 en

【引伸】
mes.enter.ic
adj.（形容词）