mesorectum

See also: mésorectum

English

Etymology

From meso- +‎ rectum.

Noun

mesorectum (plural mesorectums)

1. (anatomy) The fold of peritoneum, or mesentery, attached to the rectum.

Related terms

• mesorectal

References

• “mesorectum”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.