First Known Use: 1888
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mesenchyme
noun mes·en·chyme \ˈme-zən-ˌkīm, ˈmē-, -sən-\
Definition of MESENCHYME
: loosely organized undifferentiated mostly mesodermal cells that give rise to such structures as connective tissues, blood, lymphatics, bone, and cartilage
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Origin of MESENCHYME
German Mesenchym, from mes- + New Latin -enchyma
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mesenchyme
noun mes·en·chyme \ˈmez-ən-ˌkīm, ˈmēz-, ˈmēs-, ˈmes-\
Medical Definition of MESENCHYME
: loosely organized undifferentiated mesodermal cells that give rise to such structures as connective tissues, blood, lymphatics, bone, and cartilage—see mesectoderm
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