mesoblast

[ mez-uh-blast, mes-, mee-zuh-, -suh- ]

nounEmbryology.
  1. the mesoderm.

  2. the primordial middle layer of a young embryo before the segregation of the germ layers, capable of becoming the mesoderm.

Origin of mesoblast

1
First recorded in 1855–60; meso- + -blast

Other words from mesoblast

  • mes·o·blas·tic, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for mesoblast

mesoblast

/ (ˈmɛsəʊˌblæst) /


noun
  1. another name for mesoderm

Derived forms of mesoblast

  • mesoblastic, adjective

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