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Mesentery

noun
1.
A double layer of peritoneum that attaches to the back wall of the abdominal cavity and supports the small intestines.






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... forms of obstruction. Whatever may be the explanation, it is a fact that the type of trauma which results from fighting corresponds closely with that which causes the most shock in the experimental laboratory. Division of the intestines with a sharp knife causes no pain, but pulling on the mesentery elicits pain. Ligating the stump of the appendix causes sharp, cramp-like pains. Sharp division of the gall-bladder causes no pain, but distention, which is the gall-bladder's most common pathologic state, produces pain. Distention of the intestine causes great pain, but sharp cutting ...
— The Origin and Nature of Emotions • George W. Crile



Words linked to "Mesentery" :   peritoneum, mesocolon, mesenteric



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