Mesorectal

Mesorectal
Mesorectum Mes`o*rec"tum, n. [Meso- + rectum.] (Anat.) The fold of peritoneum, or mesentery, attached to the rectum. -- {Mes`o*rec"tal}, a. [1913 Webster]

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