mesenteron
noun
mes·en·ter·on (ˌ)me-ˈzen-tə-ˌrän 
ˌmē-,
-ˈsen-,
-rən
plural mesentera
(ˌ)me-ˈzen-tə-rə,
ˌmē-,
-ˈsen-
: the part of the digestive tract that is developed from the archenteron and is lined with hypoblast
Word History
Etymology
New Latin
First Known Use
1877, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
mesenteron
noun
mes·en·ter·on (ˈ)mez-ˈent-ə-ˌrän (ˈ)mēz-
(ˈ)mēz- (ˈ)mēs-,
(ˈ)mes-,
-rən
plural mesentera -ə-rə
: the part of the digestive tract that is developed from the archenteron and is lined with hypoblast