mesoblast (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *mesoblast*:
NOUN	animal	mesoblast, mesoderm	the middle germ layer that develops into muscle and bone and cartilage and blood and connective tissue

English > *mesoblast*: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaning	The middle germ layer that develops into muscle and bone and cartilage and blood and connective tissue.
Synonym	mesoderm
Narrower	chordamesoderm, chordomesoderm	The area of mesoderm that forms the notochord
Narrower	mesenchyme	mesodermal tissue that forms connective tissue and blood and smooth muscles
Broader	germ layer	(embryology) any of the 3 layers of cells differentiated in embryos following gastrulation
Spanish	mesoderma, mesodermis, mesodermo
Catalan	mesoderma, mesodermo
Adjectives	mesoblastic	relating to or derived from the mesoderm

HyperDic: mesoblast