MESOTHELIA

Noun

mesothelia

plural of mesothelium

Source: Wiktionary


MESOTHELIUM

Mes`o*the"li*um, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. thelium.] (Biol.)

Definition: Epithelial mesoderm; a layer of cuboidal epithelium cells, formed from a portion of the mesoderm during the differetiation of the germ layers. It constitutes the boundary of the coelum.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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10 January 2025

INTERSPERSION

(noun) the act of combining one thing at intervals among other things; “the interspersion of illustrations in the text”


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