mesocardium

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

noun

, Embryology.

, plural mes·o·car·di·a [mez-, uh, -, kahr, -dee-, uh, mes-, mee-z, uh, -, -s, uh, -].

1. the double layer of splanchnic mesoderm supporting the embryonic heart.

Word History and Origins

Origin of mesocardium¹

meso- + -cardium

Example Sentences

The heart is at first placed within the body cavity attached to the ventral wall of the gut by a mesocardium (fig. 353 A).

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