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mesoderm

Noun

mes=o=derm

WORDNET DICTIONARY

mesoderm(n = noun.animal) mesoblast - the middle germ layer that develops into muscle and bone and cartilage and blood and connective tissue; Array

is a kind of germ layer

has particulars: chordamesoderm, chordomesoderm, mesenchyme

Derived form adjective mesodermal₁

mesoderm, n. [Meso- + Gr. de`rma skin.].

The layer of the blastoderm, between the ectoderm and endoderm; mesoblast. See Illust. of Blastoderm and Ectoderm. [1913 Webster]

mesoderm, n. Biol. = MESOBLAST.

Etymology

MESO- + Gk derma skin

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