mesodermic


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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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