Mesocolon
[mez-uh-koh-luh n, mes-, mee-zuh-, -suh-] /ˌmɛz əˈkoʊ lən, ˌmɛs-, ˌmi zə-, -sə-/
noun, plural mesocolons, mesocola
[mez-uh-koh-luh, mes-, mee-zuh-, -suh-] /ˌmɛz əˈkoʊ lə, ˌmɛs-, ˌmi zə-, -sə-/ (Show IPA). Anatomy.
1.
the mesentery of the .
mesocolon mes·o·co·lon (měz’ə-kō’lən, měs’-)
n.
The fold of peritoneum attaching the colon to the posterior abdominal wall.
mes’o·col’ic (-kŏl’ĭk, -kō’lĭk) adj.
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[mez-uh-krey-nik, mes-, mee-zuh-, -suh-] /ˌmɛz əˈkreɪ nɪk, ˌmɛs-, ˌmi zə-, -sə-/ adjective, Craniometry. 1. having a skull with a cranial index between that of dolichocranic and brachycranic skulls.
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[mez-uh-krat-ik, mes-, mee-zuh-, -suh-] /ˌmɛz əˈkræt ɪk, ˌmɛs-, ˌmi zə-, -sə-/ adjective, Petrology. 1. (of an igneous rock) composed of light and dark minerals in nearly equal amounts. /ˌmɛsəˈkrætɪk/ adjective 1. (of igneous rocks) containing 30–60 per cent of ferromagnesian minerals
- Mesdemoiselles
[mey-duh-muh-zel, meyd-mwuh-zel; French meyd-mwa-zel] /ˌmeɪ də məˈzɛl, ˌmeɪd mwəˈzɛl; French meɪd mwaˈzɛl/ noun 1. a plural of . [mad-uh-muh-zel, mad-mwuh-, mam-zel; French mad-mwa-zel] /ˌmæd ə məˈzɛl, ˌmæd mwə-, mæmˈzɛl; French mad mwaˈzɛl/ noun, plural mademoiselles [mad-uh-muh-zelz, mad-mwuh-, mam-zelz] /ˌmæd ə məˈzɛlz, ˌmæd mwə-, mæmˈzɛlz/ (Show IPA), mesdemoiselles [mey-duh-muh-zel, meyd-mwuh-zel; French meyd-mwa-zel] /ˌmeɪ də məˈzɛl, ˌmeɪd […]