Mesenteriorrhaphy


mesenteriorrhaphy mes·en·ter·i·or·rha·phy (měz’ən-těr’ē-ôr’ə-fē, měs’-)
n.
The surgical suture of the mesentery. Also called mesorrhaphy.

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