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MeSH Heading: Mesentery
Tree Number(s): A01.923.047.025.600.451
Unique ID: D008643
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D008643
Annotation: avoid /‌blood supply: prefer MESENTERIC ARTERIES or MESENTERIC VEINS; for mesenteric circulation use SPLANCHNIC CIRCULATION; diseases: coordinate with PERITONEAL DISEASES; neoplasms: coordinate with PERITONEAL NEOPLASMS
Scope Note: A layer of the peritoneum which attaches the abdominal viscera to the ABDOMINAL WALL and conveys their blood vessels and nerves.
NLM Classification #: WI 500
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2016/06/13

Allowable Qualifiers: abnormalities (AB)

anatomy & histology (AH)

blood supply (BS)

chemistry (CH)

cytology (CY)

diagnostic imaging (DG)

drug effects (DE)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

injuries (IN)

innervation (IR)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiology (PH)

physiopathology (PP)

radiation effects (RE)

surgery (SU)

transplantation (TR)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Mesentery MeSH Descriptor Data 2025