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mes·en·chyme (m

n-k

, m

The part of the embryonic mesoderm, consisting of loosely packed, unspecialized cells set in a gelatinous ground substance, from which connective tissue, bone, cartilage, and the circulatory and lymphatic systems develop.

[mes(o)- + -enchyma.]

mes·enchy·mal, mesen·chyma·tous (-k

-t

s) adj.

mesenchyme [ˈmɛsɛŋˌkaɪm]

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Physiology) Embryol the part of the mesoderm that develops into connective tissue, cartilage, lymph, blood, etc.

[New Latin, from meso- + -enchyma]

mesenchymal [mɛsˈɛŋkɪməl], mesenchymatous [ˌmɛsɛŋˈkɪmətəs] adj

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mesenchyme - mesodermal tissue that forms connective tissue and blood and smooth muscles

mesoblast, mesoderm - the middle germ layer that develops into muscle and bone and cartilage and blood and connective tissue

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