mesoderm
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mes·o·derm
(mĕz′ə-dûrm′, mĕs′-)n.
The middle embryonic germ layer, lying between the ectoderm and the endoderm, from which connective tissue, muscle, bone, and the urogenital and circulatory systems develop.
mes′o·der′mal, mes′o·der′mic adj.
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mesoderm
(ˈmɛsəʊˌdɜːm)n
ˌmesoˈdermal, ˌmesoˈdermic adj
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mes•o•derm
(ˈmɛz əˌdɜrm, ˈmɛs-, ˈmi zə-, -sə-)n.
the middle embryonic germ layer, between the ectoderm and endoderm, from which connective tissue, muscles, and blood vessels develop.
[1870–75]
mes`o•der′mal, mes`o•der′mic, adj.
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mesoderm
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Noun | 1. | ![]() germ layer - (embryology) any of the 3 layers of cells differentiated in embryos following gastrulation chordamesoderm, chordomesoderm - the area of mesoderm that forms the notochord mesenchyme - mesodermal tissue that forms connective tissue and blood and smooth muscles |
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mes·o·derm
n. mesodermo, capa media germinativa del embrión situada entre el ectodermo y endodermo de la cual provienen el tejido óseo, el muscular, los vasos sanguíneos y linfáticos, y las membranas del corazón y abdomen.
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