Mesenteric

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Relating to the mesentery. not-comparable

    "However, several enterographic findings are associated with increased disease activity, including wall thickening greater than 4 mm, intramural and mesenteric oedema, mucosal hyperaemia, wall enhancement (and enhancement pattern), transmural ulceration and fistula formation, vascular engorgement and inflammatory mesenteric lymph nodes (often with hyperenhancement)."

Adjective
  1. 1
    of or relating to or located in a mesentery wordnet

Synonyms

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mesenterial

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"However, several enterographic findings are associated with increased disease activity, including wall thickening greater than 4 mm, intramural and mesenteric oedema, mucosal hyperaemia, wall enhancement (and enhancement pattern), transmural ulceration and fistula formation, vascular engorgement and inflammatory mesenteric lymph nodes (often with hyperenhancement)."

Etymology

From mesentery + -ic.

Related phrases

inferior mesenteric arterymesenteric arterysuperior mesenteric arterysuperior mesenteric artery syndromesuperior mesenteric vein

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