MESOBLAST

mesoderm, mesoblast

(noun) the middle germ layer that develops into muscle and bone and cartilage and blood and connective tissue

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

mesoblast (plural mesoblasts)

(biology) the middle, germinal layer of undifferentiated cells of an early embryo; it becomes the mesoderm

Source: Wiktionary


Mes"o*blast, n. Etym: [Meso- + -blast.] (Biol.) (a) The mesoderm. (b) The cell nucleus; mesoplast.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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SALAD

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