mesenchyme

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. That part of the mesoderm of an embryo that develops into connective tissue, bone, cartilage, etc

Pronunciation

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Word forms

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Etymology

Late 19th c.: from meso- (“cellular tissue”) + -enchyme (from parenchyma).

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