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Chitterlings vs Mesentery - What's the difference?

chitterlings | mesentery |

As nouns the difference between chitterlings and mesentery

is that chitterlings is small intestine, boiled and fried, usually of a pig. Sometimes prepared with hog maws while mesentery is the membrane that attaches the intestines to the wall of the abdomen, maintaining their position in the abdominal cavity, and supplying them with blood vessels, nerves, and lymphatics.

chitterlings

English

Etymology 1

Noun

(-)
  • Small intestine, boiled and fried, usually of a pig. Sometimes prepared with hog maws.

    • Synonyms

    * chitlins * chitlings

    See also

    * tripe

    Etymology 2

    (suffix)

    Noun

    (head)

    • mesentery

    English

    Noun

    (mesenteries)
  • (anatomy) The membrane that attaches the intestines to the wall of the abdomen, maintaining their position in the abdominal cavity, and supplying them with blood vessels, nerves, and lymphatics.

    • Derived terms

    * mesenteric