mesometrium

English

Etymology

From meso- (“middle”) +‎ Ancient Greek μήτρα (mḗtra, “womb”).

Noun

mesometrium (plural mesometria)

1. (anatomy) The fold of the peritoneum supporting the uterus forming a major part of the broad ligament.

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for “mesometrium”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)