Definitions of mesoderm [ˈmɛz əˌdɜrm, ˈmɛs-, ˈmi zə-, -sə-]

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Definition of 'mesoderm'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) mesoderm
the middle embryonic germ layer, between the ectoderm and endoderm, from which connective tissue, muscles, and blood vessels develop.

Etymology: (1870–75)

Definition of 'mesoderm'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) mesoderm, mesoblast
the middle germ layer that develops into muscle and bone and cartilage and blood and connective tissue

Definition of 'mesoderm'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) mesoderm
the layer of the blastoderm, between the ectoderm and endoderm; mesoblast. See Illust. of Blastoderm and Ectoderm

2. (noun) mesoderm
the middle body layer in some invertebrates

3. (noun) mesoderm
the middle layer of tissue in some vegetable structures

Definition of 'mesoderm'

U.S. National Library of Medicine

1. mesoderm
The middle germ layer of an embryo derived from three paired mesenchymal aggregates along the neural tube.

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