Meaning | The middle germ layer that develops into muscle and bone and cartilage and blood and connective tissue. |
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Synonym | mesoblast |
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Narrower | chordamesoderm, chordomesoderm | The area of mesoderm that forms the notochord |
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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 |
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Spanish | mesoderma, mesodermis, mesodermo |
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Catalan | mesoderma, mesodermo |
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Adjectives | mesoblastic, mesodermal | relating to or derived from the mesoderm |
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