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mesenchyme definition

mes·en·chyme (mes′ən kīm′, mez′-)

noun

Embryology that part of the unspecialized mesoderm from which the connective tissues, cartilage, bone, blood, heart, and lymphatic vessels are derived

Etymology: < mes- + ModL -enchyma, suffix denoting a type of cell tissue: see parenchyma

Related Forms:

  • mesenchymal mes·en′·chy·mal (mes eŋ′ki məl, mez-) adjective

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