MESOBLAST

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The middle germ layer that develops into muscle and bone and cartilage and blood and connective tissue

Synonyms:

mesoblast; mesoderm

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("mesoblast" is a kind of...):

germ layer ((embryology) any of the 3 layers of cells differentiated in embryos following gastrulation)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "mesoblast"):

chordamesoderm; chordomesoderm (the area of mesoderm that forms the notochord)

mesenchyme (mesodermal tissue that forms connective tissue and blood and smooth muscles)

Derivation:

mesoblastic (relating to or derived from the mesoderm)