Mesoblast

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  • noun. The middle germinal layer of an early embryo, consisting of undifferentiated cells destined to become the mesoderm.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. In cytology, the middle one of three concentric protoplasmic layers supposed to surround the cell-nucleus.
  • noun. The middle one of the three germinal layers of any metazoic embryo, between the epiblast and the hypoblast; the mesoderm.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. The mesoderm.
  • noun. The cell nucleus; mesoplast.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. the middle, germinal layer of undifferentiated cells of an early embryo; it becomes the mesoderm
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. the middle germ layer that develops into muscle and bone and cartilage and blood and connective tissue
    • Word Usage
    "The epithelium of the trachea here consists of three or four layers of compactly arranged cells; this epithelium is surrounded by a dense mass of mesoblast which is responsible for the greater thickness of the trachea as seen in figure"
    cross-reference
    sporadic mesoblast  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    germ layer  
    Hyponym
    Words that are more specific
    chordamesoderm  chordomesoderm  mesenchyme  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    mesoplast  
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