mesogastrium

English

Etymology

From meso- (“middle”) and Latin gaster (“belly”).

Noun

mesogastrium (plural mesogastria or mesogastriums)

1. (anatomy) The part of the embryonic mesentery that includes the stomach

   Synonym: mesogaster

   • 2015 November 14, “Detection and Characterization of Metastatic Cancer Cells in the Mesogastrium of Gastric Cancer Patients”, in PLOS ONE‎^[1], →DOI:

     The mesogastriums were extracted en bloc from the stomach, straightened and measured for their length and width.