Main Entry: mes·ec·to·derm Pronunciation: "mez-'ek-t&-"d&rm, "mEz-, "mEs-, "mes- Function: noun : the part of the mesenchymederived from ectoderm especially of the neural crest that gives rise to pigment cells, the meninges, and most of the branchial cartilages —mes·ec·to·der·mal/-"ek-t&'d&r-m&l/ormes·ec·to·der·mic/-'d&r-mik/adjective
mesectoderm mes·ec·to·derm (měz-ěk'tə-dûrm', měs-) n. The part of the mesenchyme derived from ectoderm, especially from the embryonic neural crest from which the pigment cells, meninges, and most of the branchial cartilages develop.
