Mesocolon

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Mesocolon \Mes`o*co"lon\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. meso`kwlon; me`sos
     middle + kw^lon the colon: cf. F. m['e]soc[^o]lon.] (Anat.)
     The fold of peritoneum, or mesentery, attached to the colon.
     -- {Mes`o*col"ic}, a.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  mesocolon
       n : mesentery that holds the lower colon the back abdominal wall