mes·en·chyme (m z  n-k m , ms-)n. 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·en chy·mal, mesen·chyma·tous (-km-ts) adj. |
mesenchyme [ˈmɛsɛŋˌkaɪm]
n
(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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