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mesenchyme

[ mes-eng-kahym, mez- ]

noun

, Embryology.
  1. cells of mesodermal origin that are capable of developing into connective tissues, blood, and lymphatic and blood vessels.


mesenchyme

/ ˌmɛsɛŋˈkɪmətəs; mɛsˈɛŋkɪməl; ˈmɛsɛŋˌkaɪm /

noun

  1. embryol the part of the mesoderm that develops into connective tissue, cartilage, lymph, blood, etc
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • mesenchymal, adjective
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Other Words From

  • mes·en·chy·mal [mes-, eng, -k, uh, -m, uh, l, mez-], mes·en·chym·a·tous [mes-eng-, kahy, -m, uh, -t, uh, s, mez-], adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of mesenchyme1

1885–90; variant of mesenchyma < New Latin < Greek mesénchyma, equivalent to mes- mes- + énchyma infusion
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Word History and Origins

Origin of mesenchyme1

C19: New Latin, from meso- + -enchyma
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Example Sentences

Not before the skeleton or mesenchyme is formed in the sea urchin egg is the influence of the nucleus noticeable.

The 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.

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