mesoduodenum

noun

me·so·duo·de·num ˌmez-ə-ˌd(y)ü-ə-ˈdē-nəm

ˌmēz-

ˌmēs-,

ˌmes-,

-d(y)u̇-ˈäd-ᵊn-əm

plural mesoduodena -ˈdē-nə, -ᵊn-ə

or mesoduodenums

: the mesentery of the duodenum usually not persisting in adult life in humans and other mammals in which the developing intestine undergoes a counterclockwise rotation

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“Mesoduodenum.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/mesoduodenum. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.

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