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mesoderm definition

meso·derm (mes′ə dʉrm′, mez′-)

noun

the middle layer of cells of an embryo, from which the skeletal, reproductive, muscular, vascular, connective, etc. tissues develop

Etymology: meso- + -derm

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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