The portion of the primitive mesentery that encloses the stomach; from its dorsal sheet, the greater omentum develops, and from its ventral sheet, the lesser omentum. [ http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/mesogastrium ]
Synonyms: mesogaster ventriculus mesentery mesentery of ventriculus mesogastrium mesogastium stomach mesentery
Term information
- EHDAA:2999
- EHDAA2:0001922
- VHOG:0000358
- EMAPA:17024
- SCTID:261623000
- MA:0001617
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The portion of the primitive mesentery that encloses the stomach; from its dorsal sheet, the greater omentum develops, and from its ventral sheet, the lesser omentum. [TFD][VHOG]
Term relations
- gastrointestinal system mesentery
- mesentery
- contributes to morphology of some stomach
- part of some stomach