mesoderm

English

Etymology

meso- +‎ -derm

Noun

mesoderm (plural mesoderms)

  1. (embryology) One of the three tissue layers in the embryo of a metazoan animal. Through embryonic development, it will produce many internal organs of the adult, e.g. muscles, spine and circulatory system.

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