mesocardium

[mez-uh-kahr-dee-uh m, mes-, mee-zuh-, -suh-]

noun, plural mes·o·car·di·a

[mez-uh-kahr-dee-uh, mes-, mee-zuh-, -suh-] /ˌmɛz əˈkɑr di ə, ˌmɛs-, ˌmi zə-, -sə-/. Embryology.

the double layer of splanchnic mesoderm supporting the embryonic heart.

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Origin of mesocardium

meso- + -cardium

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mesocardia in Medicine

mesocardia

(mĕz′ə-kär′dē-ə)

n.

An atypical central position of the heart in the chest, as in the embryo.

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mesocardium

(mĕz′ə-kär′dē-əm)

n. pl. mes•o•car•di•a (-dē-ə)

Either of the two layers of the embryonic mesentery supporting the embryonic heart in the pericardial cavity.

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