Part of the mesocolon, supporting the cecum, that occasionally persists when the ascending colon becomes retroperitoneal during fetal life. SYN: mesentery of cecum. [meso- + cecum]
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me·so·ce·cum or chiefly Brit me·so·cae·cum -'sē-kəm n, pl -ce·ca or chiefly Brit -cae·ca -kə the fold of peritoneum attached to the cecum
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meso·ce·cum (mez″o-) (me″zo-seґkəm) [meso- + cecum] the occasionally occurring mesentery of the cecum. mesocecal adjMedical dictionary. 2011.