mesocardium

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

mes·o·car·di·um

[mez-uh-kahr-dee-uhm, mes-, mee-zuh-, -suh-]
noun, plural mes·o·car·di·a [-dee-uh] . Embryology.
the double layer of splanchnic mesoderm supporting the embryonic heart.

Origin:
meso- + -cardium
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
Cite This Source Link To mesocardium

00:10

00:09

00:08

00:07

00:06

00:05

00:04

00:03

00:02

00:01

Mesocardium has a plethora of syllables.
So is antidisestablishmentarianism. Does it mean:
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S.
opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, esp. the Anglican Church in 19th-century England.
American Heritage
Medical Dictionary

mesocardium mes·o·car·di·um (měz'ə-kär'dē-əm, měs'-)
n. pl. mes·o·car·di·a (-dē-ə)
Either of the two layers of the embryonic mesentery supporting the embryonic heart in the pericardial cavity.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Cite This Source
Dictionary.com, LLC. Copyright © 2012. All rights reserved.
  • Please Login or Sign Up to use the Recent Searches feature
FAVORITES
RECENT