chordamesoderm

American  

[kawr-duh-mez-uh-durm, -mes-, -mee-zuh-, -suh-] / ˌkɔr dəˈmɛz əˌdɜrm, -ˈmɛs-, -ˈmi zə-, -sə- /

noun

Embryology.

1. the part of the blastoderm of a young embryo that forms the notochord and related structures.

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Other Word Forms

• chordamesodermal
  adjective
• chordamesodermic
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of chordamesoderm

1935–40; < New Latin chorda ( see chord ¹) + mesoderm