mesoderm Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the middle germ layer that develops into muscle and bone and cartilage and blood and connective tissue
    mesoblast.

WordNet

Mes"o*derm noun
Etymology
Meso- + Gr. skin.
Definitions
  1. (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.

Webster 1913