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mesenchyme
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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