English Dictionary

MESOBLAST

Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

 Dictionary entry overview: What does mesoblast mean? 

MESOBLAST (noun)
  The noun MESOBLAST has 1 sense:

1. the middle germ layer that develops into muscle and bone and cartilage and blood and connective tissueplay

  Familiarity information: MESOBLAST used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


MESOBLAST (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

mesoblast; mesoderm

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)


 Context examples 


The rod-shaped body, composed of cells derived from the mesoblast and defining the primitive axis of the embryo.

(Notochord, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

A malignant germ cell tumor of the central nervous system composed of primitive-appearing epithelial cells - putatively representing yolk sac endoderm - set in a loose, variably cellular, and often conspicuously myxoid matrix, resembling extra-embryonic mesoblast.

(Central Nervous System Yolk Sac Tumor, NCI Thesaurus/WHO)



 Learn English with... Proverbs 
"Those who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones." (English proverb)

"Inside a well-nourished body, the soul remains longer" (Breton proverb)

"The fool has his answer on the tip of his tongue." (Arabic proverb)

"The best helmsmen stand on shore" (Dutch proverb)



ALSO IN ENGLISH DICTIONARY:


© 2000-2023 AudioEnglish.org | AudioEnglish® is a Registered Trademark | Terms of use and privacy policy
Contact