Reducing redundancy of a mesentery by making one or more tucks in it. ... Origin: mesentery + L. Plico, pp. -atus, to fold ... (05 Mar 2000) ... 
(mez″әn-ter″ĭ-plĭ-ka´shәn) the operation of taking a tuck in the mesentery to shorten it.
Type: Term Pronunciation: mes′en-ter′ē-plī-kā′shŭn Definitions: 1. Reducing redundancy of a mesentery by making one or more tucks in it.