mesenchyme
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mes·en·chyme
(mĕz′ən-kīm′, mĕs′-)n.
The part of the embryonic mesoderm, consisting of loosely packed, unspecialized cells set in a gelatinous ground substance, from which connective tissue, bone, cartilage, and the circulatory and lymphatic systems develop.
mes·en′chy·mal, mes′en·chym′a·tous (-kī′mə-təs) adj.
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mesenchyme
(ˈmɛsɛŋˌkaɪm)n
(Physiology) embryol the part of the mesoderm that develops into connective tissue, cartilage, lymph, blood, etc
[C19: New Latin, from meso- + -enchyma]
mesenchymal, mesenchymatous adj
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mes•en•chyme
(ˈmɛs ɛŋ kaɪm, ˈmɛz-)n.
cells of mesodermal origin that are capable of developing into connective tissues, blood, and lymphatic and blood vessels.
[1885–90; variant of mesenchyma < Greek mes- mes- + énchyma infusion]
mes•en′chy•mal (-kə məl)
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Noun 1. [画像:mesenchyme - mesodermal tissue that forms connective tissue and blood and smooth muscles]mesenchyme - mesodermal tissue that forms connective tissue and blood and smooth muscles
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mésenchyme
mes·en·chyme
n. mesénquima, red de células embrionarias que forman el tejido conjuntivo y los vasos sanguíneos y linfáticos en el adulto.
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