Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mesosigmoid

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mesosig-moid
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The mesentery that attaches the sigmoid colon to the posterior abdominal wall.

Example Sentences

"I designate this duplicature of peritoneum as Gruber's fold, because so far as I am aware, Gruber was the first to describe it. It controls to some extent the mesosigmoid and sustains it .from prolapse especially keeping it out of the pelvis."
"This places the reflection under stretch and facilitates its division. (c) The reflection and underlying mesosigmoidal fascia have been retracted to the left and the mesosigmoid to the right."
"The inferior mesenteric artery and vein are exposed by retracting the mesosigmoid to the left (by the assistant)."

Etymology

From meso- + sigmoid.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: meso

Inflected Forms

mesosigmoids (plural)

Derived Forms

mesosigmoidal

Rhymes With

sigmoid rectosigmoid megasigmoid

Questions

What does mesosigmoid mean?: The mesentery that attaches the sigmoid colon to the posterior abdominal wall.
Where does mesosigmoid come from?: From meso- + sigmoid.

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