MESOTHELIUM

mesothelium

(noun) epithelium originating in the embryonic mesoderm; lines the primordial body cavity

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

mesothelium (plural mesothelia)

(biology) A membrane of flat epithelial cells that lines the body cavity of embryos and forms the squamous cells of the peritoneum, pericardium, and pleura

Source: Wiktionary


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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