mesenchyme

See also: mésenchyme

English

Etymology

Late 19th c.: from Ancient Greek μέσος (mésos, “middle”) + -enchyme (“cellular tissue”) (< ἔγχυμα (énkhuma, “infusion”)).

Noun

mesenchyme (plural mesenchymes)

(anatomy) That part of the mesoderm of an embryo that develops into connective tissue, bone, cartilage, etc.

Related terms

mesenchymal

Translations

that part of the mesoderm of an embryo that develops into connective tissue, bone, cartilage, etc

French: mésenchyme (fr) m

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