mesocolicadj.
/ˌmɛsə(ʊ)ˈkɒlɪk/, U.S. /ˌmɛzoʊˈkɑlɪk/; see also meso- comb. form. Anatomy and Zoology.
Of or relating to the mesocolon.
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mesaraica1400
zirbal?a1425
mesaraical1569
meserenical1578
mesenterial1605
mesenteric1615
mesenterical1615
epiploic1656
omental1739
peritoneal1766
omphalomesenteric1797
mesocolic1825
intraperitoneal1835
retroperitoneal1835
mesogastric1843
mesenteriform1846
pleuroperitoneal1870
mesoarial1875
transperitoneal1891
transperitone1899
ventriculoperitoneal1913
1825 Lancet 26 Feb. 238/1 An overloaded colon, I believe, frequently produces an impediment to the return of the blood by the mesocolic veins.
1831 R. Knox tr. H. Cloquet Syst. Human Anat. (ed. 2) 761 Mesocolic Ganglia.
1897 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. III. 806 Mesocolic or mesenteric hernia.
1974 Amer. Jrnl. Surg. 128 358/1 Mesocolic (paraduodenal) hernias are unusual congenital lesions resulting from an abnormal rotation of the right gut.
1994 Radiographics 14 1318 Mesorectal and sigmoid mesocolic pathways.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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