Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
meso sigmoide
English translation:
sigmoid mesentery
Added to glossary by
Sarah Walls
Aug 10, 2006 01:24
18 yrs ago
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French term
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meso sigmoide
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Medical (general)
rectal surgery
A report on a patient undergoing anterior resection of the rectum refers to "ouverture de la racine primaire puis secondaire du méso sigmoide." I'm trying to clarify whether "mesosigmoid" in English is the same thing as the "sigmoid mesentery". The latter gets far more Google hits. Dorlands says "mesosigmoid" is the peritoneal fold by which the sigmoid flexure is attached to the posterior abdominal wall, and for "mesentery of the sigmoid colon" gives "mesocolon sigmoideum" as the explanation, which doesn't enlighten me much. Can anyone clarify this? TIA.
Proposed translations
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| 3 +2 | sigmoid mesentery |
Michael Barnett
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| 3 -2 | mesasigma |
swisstell
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sigmoid mesentery
You are correct. They are the same.
Think of the colon as the sleeve of your shirt. The mesentery is a double sheet of cloth that connects the sleeve from the armpit to the cuff to part of the body of the shirt, giving a "batman" appearance.
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This chronic "mesosigmoiditis" is visible in the root of the sigmoid mesentery in most patient in whom a sigmoid volvulus occurs (FIGURE 1). http://www.lapsurgery.com/volvulus.htm
Think of the colon as the sleeve of your shirt. The mesentery is a double sheet of cloth that connects the sleeve from the armpit to the cuff to part of the body of the shirt, giving a "batman" appearance.
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Note added at 3 hrs (2006-08-10 05:02:34 GMT)
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This chronic "mesosigmoiditis" is visible in the root of the sigmoid mesentery in most patient in whom a sigmoid volvulus occurs (FIGURE 1). http://www.lapsurgery.com/volvulus.htm
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Comment: "Thank you, Micheal, much appreciated (especially the lay explanation!)."
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mesasigma
Latin: mesocolon sigmoideum
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Peer comment(s):
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Dr Sue Levy (X)
: this is total fantasy!// The correct German word is MESOSIGMA
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| disagree |
Angela Dickson (X)
: not total fantasy, but it is German and the asker wants English
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