See Also: mesenteriolum(medicine)
mesenteriolum processus vermiformis(medicine)

Ophite (iou) and mesenteriolum (medicine)


Ophite (iou)



Ophite noun2. L17.
[Late Latin Ophitae from Greek Ophitai pl. of Ophites, from ophis snake: see -ITE1.]
A member of an early Gnostic sect which exalted the serpent (Genesis 3) as the liberator of humankind.
O'phitic adjective2 M19.
Ophitism noun the doctrine of the Ophites L19.

mesenteriolum (medicine)


mesenteriolum


A small mesentery, as one of an intestinal diverticulum.

Synonym: mesoenteriolum.

Origin: Mod. L. Dim. Of mesenterium, mesentery