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Webster 1913 Edition


Mesoderm

Mes′o-derm

,
Noun.
[
Meso-
+ Gr.
δέρμα
skin.]
(Biol.)
(a)
The layer of the blastoderm, between the ectoderm and endoderm; mesoblast. See Illust. of
Blastoderm
and
Ectoderm
.
(b)
The middle body layer in some invertebrates.
(c)
The middle layer of tissue in some vegetable structures.