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Webster 1913 Edition
Mesothelium
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Mesˊo-the′li-um
,Noun.
[NL., fr. Gr.
μέσοσ
middle + E. epithelium
.] (Biol.)
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.
Definition 2024
mesothelium
mesothelium
English
Noun
mesothelium (plural mesothelia)
- (biology) A membrane of flat cells that lines the body cavity of embryos and forms the squamous cells of the peritoneum, pericardium, and pleura