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Mesogloea


Mesˊo-glœ′a

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Noun.
[NL., fr. Gr.
μέσοσ
middle + [GREEK] a glutinous substance.]
(Zool.)
A thin gelatinous tissue separating the ectoderm and endoderm in certain coelenterates.
Mesˊo-glœ′al
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Adj.

Definition 2024


mesogloea

mesogloea

English

Noun

mesogloea (uncountable)

  1. Alternative form of mesoglea
    • 1934 Pantin, C. F. A. (11 December 1934). "The Nerve Net of the Actinozoa: II. Plan of the Nerve Net" (PDF). Journal of Experimental Biology 12 (2): 147. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
      The difference of 0.02 sec. may be attributed to conduction from the outer surface of the column to the sphincter embedded in its mesogloea.