mesogaster

English

Etymology

From New Latin mesogastrium, from Ancient Greek μέσος (mésos, “middle”) + γαστήρ (gastḗr, “belly”).

Noun

mesogaster (plural mesogasters)

1. (anatomy) The fold of peritoneum connecting the stomach with the dorsal wall of the abdominal cavity; the mesogastrium.

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for “mesogaster”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)

Anagrams

• gasometers, gasometres, megastores