Mesenchyme

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The part of the embryonic mesoderm, consisting of loosely packed, unspecialized cells set in a gelatinous ground substance, from which connective tissue, bone, cartilage, and the circulatory and lymphatic systems develop.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. That part of the mesoderm of an embryo that develops into connective tissue, bone, cartilage, etc.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The tissue or substance of the mesoderm of some animals, as sponges.
  • n. In embryology, the whole or a portion of the middle germ-layer, or mesoblast, when this layer is not epithelial, but consists of stellate, loosely interconnected, or even disconnected cells like those seen in primitive forms of connective tissue.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. mesodermal tissue that forms connective tissue and blood and smooth muscles
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    mesoblast    mesoderm   
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