mesoblast
Americannoun
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the mesoderm.
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the primordial middle layer of a young embryo before the segregation of the germ layers, capable of becoming the mesoderm.
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A suffix or terminal formative, used principally in biological terms, and signifying growth, formation; as, bioblast, epiblast, mesoblast, etc.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Webster, Noah
The epithelium of the duodenum consists of four or five layers of compactly arranged cells, near the center of an oval mass of fairly dense mesoblast.
From Development of the Digestive Canal of the American Alligator by Reese, C. M.
The optic cup, or its contained fluid, is one chemical compound; epithelium is another; mesoblast is a third.
From Science and Morals and Other Essays by Windle, Bertram Coghill Alan, Sir
From the mesoblast the muscles, the dermis genital and excretory organs, circulatory fluid and apparatus, any skeletal structures; and all connective tissue are derived.
From Text Book of Biology, Part 1: Vertebrata by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)
They distinguished in the middle layer two quite distinct elements, the mesoblast proper, formed by the evagination of the walls of the archenteron, and the mesenchyme, formed by free cells budded off from the germ-layers.
From Form and Function A Contribution to the History of Animal Morphology by E. S. (Edward Stuart) Russell
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