What does "mesoderm" mean?

One of the three tissue layers in the embryo of a metazoan animal, which will produce, through development, many internal organs of the adult, e.g. muscles, spine and the circulatory system.

What is a synonym for "mesoderm"?

Common synonyms include: dermis, ectoderm, endoderm, epidermis, mesoblast.

Mesoderm

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Noun

1
One of the three tissue layers in the embryo of a metazoan animal, which will produce, through development, many internal organs of the adult, e.g. muscles, spine and the circulatory system.
2
the middle germ layer that develops into muscle and bone and cartilage and blood and connective tissue wordnet

Synonyms

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dermis ectoderm endoderm epidermis mesoblast

Etymology

From meso- + -derm.

Related phrases

circulatory system

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