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mesocardium

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

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.

Nearby words

  1. mesobilirubin,
  2. mesobilirubinogen,
  3. mesoblast,
  4. mesoblastema,
  5. mesocardia,
  6. mesocarp,
  7. mesocaval shunt,
  8. mesocecum,
  9. mesocephalic,
  10. mesocolon

Origin of mesocardium

meso- + -cardium
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Medicine definitions for mesocardia

mesocardia

[ mĕz′ə-kär′dē-ə ]

n.

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

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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