mesenteriplication

Reducing redundancy of a mesentery by making one or more tucks in it. [mesentery + L. plico, pp. -atus, to fold]

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mes·en·ter·i·pli·ca·tion (mez″ən-ter″ĭ-plĭ-kaґshən) [mesentery + plication] shortening the mesentery by plication.