(anatomy) Relating to the mesentery.

Alternative form of mesenteric

In terms of, or by means of, the mesentery.

Inflammation of the mesentery.

plural of mesenteric artery

(anatomy) One of the vessels which supplies blood from the aorta and distribute it to a large portion of the gastrointestinal tract.

(anatomy) The third major branch of the abdominal aorta, supplying the distal one-third of the transverse colon, descending colon, sigmoid colon and the proximal part of the rectum, i.e. the organs of the hindgut.

(anatomy) A large unpaired artery that arises from the abdominal aorta just below the celiac artery at the level of the first lumbar vertebra, and supplies the intestine from the distal half of the duodenum through two-thirds of the transverse colon, as well as the head of the pancreas.

(pathology) A gastrovascular disorder where part of the duodenum is under compression from both the abdominal aorta and the superior mesenteric artery.

Obsolete form of mesenteric.