mesenchyme

[ mes-eng-kahym, mez- ]

/ ˈmɛs ɛŋ kaɪm, ˈmɛz- /

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noun Embryology.

cells of mesodermal origin that are capable of developing into connective tissues, blood, and lymphatic and blood vessels.

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Origin of mesenchyme

1885–90; variant of mesenchyma<New Latin <Greek mesénchyma, equivalent to mes-mes- + énchyma infusion

OTHER WORDS FROM mesenchyme

mes·en·chy·mal

[mes-eng-kuh-muhl, mez-], /mɛsˈɛŋ kə məl, ˌmɛz-/, mes·en·chym·a·tous

[mes-eng-kahy-muh-tuhs, mez-], /ˌmɛs ɛŋˈkaɪ mə təs, ˌmɛz-/, adjective

Words nearby mesenchyme

mesencephalic flexure, mesencephalic tegmentum, mesencephalitis, mesencephalon, mesencephalotomy, mesenchyme, mesenchymoma, mesenteric artery, mesenteric ganglion, mesenteriopexy, mesenteriorrhaphy

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How to use mesenchyme in a sentence

Not before the skeleton or mesenchyme is formed in the sea urchin egg is the influence of the nucleus noticeable.
The Organism as a Whole|Jacques Loeb
The former is called simply epithelial mesoderm, the latter mesenchyme.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3|Various
In Echinodermata a certain amount of mesenchyme appears before the epithelial mesoderm, which is formed later as gut-diverticula.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3|Various
Mesenchyme is the tissue which in Vertebrate embryology has frequently been called embryonic connective tissue.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3|Various

About thirty of the mesenchyme cells are occupied in the formation of skeleton substance on each side of the larva.
The Science and Philosophy of the Organism|Hans Driesch

British Dictionary definitions for mesenchyme

mesenchyme

/ (ˈmɛsɛŋˌkaɪm) /

noun

embryol the part of the mesoderm that develops into connective tissue, cartilage, lymph, blood, etc

Derived forms of mesenchyme

mesenchymal (mɛsˈɛŋkɪməl) or mesenchymatous (ˌmɛsɛŋˈkɪmətəs), adjective

Word Origin for mesenchyme

C19: New Latin, from meso- + -enchyma

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Medical definitions for mesenchyme

mesenchyme

[ mĕz′ən-kīm′ ]

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

Other words from mesenchyme

mes•en′chy•mal (mĕz-ĕng′kə-məl, mĕz′ən-kī′məl) adj.