Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mesenteric

/mˌɛsəntˈɛɹɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.19 in modern English

Syllables: mesen-ter-ic
IPA: /mˌɛsəntˈɛɹɪk/

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Relating to the mesentery.

Example Sentences

"However, several enterographic findings are associated with increased disease activity, including wall thickening greater than 4 mm, intramural and mesenteric oedema, mucosal hyperaemia, wall enhancement (and enhancement pattern), transmural ulceration and fistula formation, vascular engorgement and inflammatory mesenteric lymph nodes (often with hyperenhancement)."

Etymology

Etymology tree English mesentery Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English mesenteric From mesentery + -ic.

Inflected Forms

mesenterick (alternative)

Derived Forms

antimesenteric aortomesenteric celiacomesenteric coeliacomesenteric gastromesenteric hepatomesenteric inframesenteric intermesenteric mesenterical mesentericoportal omphalomesenteric portomesenteric

Phrases

inferior mesenteric artery mesenteric artery superior mesenteric artery superior mesenteric artery syndrome superior mesenteric vein

Rhymes With

eric generic derek atmospheric erik derrick cleric esoteric carrick merrick numeric erich

Questions

How do you pronounce mesenteric?: The recorded pronunciation is /mˌɛsəntˈɛɹɪk/.
What does mesenteric mean?: Relating to the mesentery.
Where does mesenteric come from?: Etymology tree English mesentery Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English mesenteric From mesentery + -ic.

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