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Noun: mesocolon  ,me-zu'kow-lun
  1. Mesentery that holds the lower colon to the dorsal abdominal wall
    "The surgeon carefully dissected the mesocolon during the colon resection"

Derived forms: mesocolons

Type of: mesentery

Encyclopedia: Mesocolon