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mesenchyme

(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

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

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mesenchymal adjective

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noun

The part of the embryonic mesoderm, consisting of loosely packed, unspecialized cells set in a gelatinous ground substance, from which connective tissue, bone, cartilage, and the circulatory and lymphatic systems develop.

Origin:

Origin: mes(o)-

Origin: + -enchyma

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