MESENCHYME

mes·en·chyme   (měz'ən-kīm', měs'-)    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. [mes(o)- + -enchyma.] mes·en'chy·mal, mes'en·chym'a·tous (-kī'mə-təs) adj.

Main Entry: mes·en·chyme
Pronunciation: 'mez-^&n-"kIm, 'mEz-, 'mEs-, 'mes-
Function: noun
: loosely organized undifferentiatedmesodermal cells that give rise to such structures as connective tissues, blood, lymphatics, bone, and cartilage —see MESECTODERM

mesenchyme mes·en·chyme (měz'ən-kīm', měs'-)
n.
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.

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mes·en'chy·mal (měz-ěng'kə-məl, měs-, měz'ən-kī'məl, měs'-) adj.