mes·en·ter·y (mĕzˈən-tĕrˌē)

1. A double layer of peritoneum attached to the abdominal wall and enclosing in its fold certain organs of the abdominal viscera.
2. A fold of the peritoneum that connects the intestines to the dorsal abdominal wall, especially such a fold that envelops the jejunum and ileum.

Related Forms:

• mesˌen·terˈic adjective