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MESODERM

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

The middle germ layer that develops into muscle and bone and cartilage and blood and connective tissue

Synonyms:

mesoblast; mesoderm

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("mesoderm" is a kind of...):

germ layer ((embryology) any of the 3 layers of cells differentiated in embryos following gastrulation)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "mesoderm"):

chordamesoderm; chordomesoderm (the area of mesoderm that forms the notochord)

mesenchyme (mesodermal tissue that forms connective tissue and blood and smooth muscles)

Derivation:

mesodermal (relating to or derived from the mesoderm)

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 Context examples: 

This protein is involved in mesoderm formation and axial patterning.

(Nodal Homolog, NCI Thesaurus)

Endothelial cord in the cardiogenic mesoderm of the embryo that appears in the third week of gestation.

(Angioblastic Cord, NCI Thesaurus)

A simple layer of cells, derived from the mesoderm that lines the coelom or body cavity of the embryo.

(Mesothelium, NCI Thesaurus)

Endoderm and mesoderm are initially specified as a bipotential anlage called the endomesoderm.

(Endomesoderm, NCI Thesaurus)

This allele, which encodes cerberus protein, may play a role in mesoderm formation.

(CER1 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

The growth factor is an extremely potent inducer of DNA synthesis in a variety of normal diploid mammalian cell types from mesoderm and neuroectoderm lineages and promotes cellular differentiation in vitro.

(Fibroblast Growth Factor 2, NCI Thesaurus)

It is characterized by the presence of various tissues which correspond to the different germinal layers (endoderm, mesoderm, and ectoderm).

(Ovarian Teratoma, NCI Thesaurus)

The three layers are the ectoderm, the mesoderm, and the endoderm.

(Germ layers, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

Human Nervous System Development begins by differentiation of gastrula ectodermal cells into the neural plate, induced by signals from the mesoderm.

(Nervous System Development, NCI Thesaurus)

It is composed exclusively of one of the following tissue types endoderm, ectoderm, or mesoderm.

(Monodermal Testicular Teratoma, NCI Thesaurus)