mesenteritis

[ mes-uh n-tuh-rahy-tis, mez-, mes-en-tuh-, mez- ]
/ ˌmɛs ən təˈraɪ tɪs, ˌmɛz-, mɛsˌɛn tə-, mɛz- /

noun Pathology.

inflammation of the mesentery.

Origin of mesenteritis

First recorded in 1795–1805; mes- + enteritis

Words nearby mesenteritis

mesenteric artery, mesenteric ganglion, mesenteriopexy, mesenteriorrhaphy, mesenteriplication, mesenteritis, mesenterium, mesenteron, mesentery, mesh, mesh connection

British Dictionary definitions for mesenteritis

mesenteritis
/ (mɛsˌɛntəˈraɪtɪs) /

noun

inflammation of the mesentery

Medical definitions for mesenteritis

mesenteritis
[ mĕz-ĕn′tə-rī′tĭs ]

n.

Inflammation of the mesentery.