Definitions for mesotheliumˌmɛz əˈθi li əm, ˌmɛs-, ˌmi zə-, -sə-; -li ə
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
mes•o•the•li•umˌmɛz əˈθi li əm, ˌmɛs-, ˌmi zə-, -sə-; -li ə(n.)(pl.)-li•a
epithelium of mesodermal origin, which lines the body cavities.
Category: Developmental Biology, Anatomy
Origin of mesothelium:
1885–90; meso - + (epi )thelium
mes`o•the′li•al(adj.)
Princeton's WordNet
mesothelium(noun)
epithelium originating in the embryonic mesoderm; lines the primordial body cavity
Wiktionary
mesothelium(Noun)
A membrane of flat cells that lines the body cavity of embryos and forms the squamous cells of the peritoneum, pericardium, and pleura
Webster Dictionary
Mesothelium(noun)
epithelial mesoderm; a layer of cuboidal epithelium cells, formed from a portion of the mesoderm during the differetiation of the germ layers. It constitutes the boundary of the c/lum
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