Mĕs'en-tēr'y or Mĕs'en-tĕr'y, n.

n. [Fr. mésentère, It. & Sp. mesenterio, Gr. μεσεντέριον, μεσέντερον, from μέσος, middle, and ἔντερον, intestine.] (Anat.) A membrane in the cavity of the abdomen, which retains the intestines and their appendages in a proper position. Dunglison.