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Mesoarium


Mesˊo-a′ri-um

,
Noun.
[NL., from Gr.
μέσοσ
middle +
ὠ,άριον
, dim. of
ὠ,όν
an egg.]
(Anat.)
The fold of peritoneum which suspends the ovary from the dorsal wall of the body cavity; the
mesovarium
.

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mesoarium

mesoarium

English

Noun

mesoarium (plural mesoaria)

  1. (anatomy) A peritoneal fold supporting the ovary and its blood vessels and nerves as the mesentery does the intestine; the mesovarium.

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