mesenchyme
cells of mesodermal origin that are capable of developing into connective tissues, blood, and lymphatic and blood vessels.
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Origin of mesenchyme
1Other words from mesenchyme
- mes·en·chy·mal [mes-eng-kuh-muhl, mez-], /mɛsˈɛŋ kə məl, ˌmɛz-/, mes·en·chym·a·tous [mes-eng-kahy-muh-tuhs, mez-], /ˌmɛs ɛŋˈkaɪ mə təs, ˌmɛz-/, adjective
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How to use mesenchyme in a sentence
Not before the skeleton or mesenchyme is formed in the sea urchin egg is the influence of the nucleus noticeable.
The Organism as a Whole | Jacques LoebThe former is called simply epithelial mesoderm, the latter mesenchyme.
In Echinodermata a certain amount of mesenchyme appears before the epithelial mesoderm, which is formed later as gut-diverticula.
mesenchyme is the tissue which in Vertebrate embryology has frequently been called embryonic connective tissue.
About thirty of the mesenchyme cells are occupied in the formation of skeleton substance on each side of the larva.
The Science and Philosophy of the Organism | Hans Driesch
British Dictionary definitions for mesenchyme
/ (ˈmɛsɛŋˌkaɪm) /
embryol the part of the mesoderm that develops into connective tissue, cartilage, lymph, blood, etc
Origin of mesenchyme
1Derived forms of mesenchyme
- mesenchymal (mɛsˈɛŋkɪməl) or mesenchymatous (ˌmɛsɛŋˈkɪmətəs), adjective
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