Mesothelium

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The layer of flat cells of mesodermal origin that lines the embryonic body cavity and gives rise to the squamous cells of the peritoneum, pericardium, and pleura.
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  • n. A membrane of flat cells that lines the body cavity of embryos and forms the squamous cells of the peritoneum, pericardium, and pleura
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. Epithelial mesoderm; a layer of cuboidal epithelium cells, formed from a portion of the mesoderm during the differetiation of the germ layers. It constitutes the boundary of the cœlum.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The epithelium lining the entire primitive cœlom or body-cavity of the embryo; the cœlarium.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. epithelium originating in the embryonic mesoderm; lines the primordial body cavity
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    epithelial tissue    epithelium   
     
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