Definitions for mesoderm

mesoderm mes·o·derm

Spelling: [mez-uh-durm, mes-, mee-z Mesoderm is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 13 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.

You can make 218 anagrams from letters in mesoderm (deemmors).

Definitions for mesoderm

noun

  1. the middle germ layer of a metazoan embryo.

Origin of mesoderm

First recorded in 1870-75; meso- + -derm

Examples for mesoderm

The dorsal mesentery in fishes, amphibia and reptiles contains smooth muscular fibers derived from the mesoderm.

The origin and part played by the mesoderm appeared the most obscure.

The formation of the mesoderm in Teleosts is not definitely understood.

To these a third intermediate layer is soon added, the mesoderm.

As these cœlom cavities develop in the mesoderm the cells lining them become distinctly epithelial.

The early broad attachment is replaced by a narrower stalk into which the mesoderm is drawn out.

It has been already stated that the mesoderm is a composite tissue.

This double disposition of the cloaca is accomplished by gradual changes in the entoderm and mesoderm.

The mesoderm furnishes the skeletal, muscular and vascular systems.

It consists of three layers: ectoderm, endoderm, and mesoderm.

Word Value for mesoderm
Scrable

13

Words with friends

15

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