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noun
the middle, germinal layer of undifferentiated cells of an early embryo; it becomes the mesoderm
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, natural-sciences
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noun
the middle germ layer that develops into muscle and bone and cartilage and blood and connective tissue
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: mesoderm
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: germ layer
Narrower terms: chordamesoderm, chordomesoderm, mesenchyme
History
From meso- + -blast.
