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  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Mesoderm  \Mes"o*derm\,  n.  [Meso-  +  Gr  ?  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. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  mesoderm 
  n  :  the  middle  germ  layer  that  develops  into  muscle  and  bone  and 
  cartilage  and  blood  and  connective  tissue  [syn:  {mesoblast}] 




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