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mesoderm (mezīo-) (meīzo-dәrm″)   the middle of the three primary germ layers of the embryo, lying between the ectoderm and endoderm; from it are derived the connective tissue, bone, cartilage, muscle, blood and blood vessels, lymphatics, lymphoid organs, notochord, pleura, pericardium, peritoneum, kidneys, and gonads. adj., mesoderīmal, mesoderīmic., adj.
 

somatic mesoderm  the outer layer of the developing mesoderm.

splanchnic mesoderm  the inner layer of the developing mesoderm.





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