Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
mesenchyme .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Biol.) The part of the mesoblast which gives rise to the connective tissues and blood.
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- noun biology The part of the
mesoblast that gives rise to theconnective tissue andblood .
Etymologies
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meso- + -enchyma
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Examples
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Those cells comprised the primitive mesenchyma or involved chondrogenesis and skin development.
BioMed Central - Latest articles Michael I Lerman and Eric J Stanbri Shu-Yuan Liao 2009
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Recent research has confirmed that the airway epithelium is an active regulator of local events, and the relation between the airway epithelium and the subepithelial mesenchyma is thought to be a key determinant in the concept of airway remodeling.
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