See Also: mesectoderm(medicine)
Herbal medicine (botanical medicine, herbology, phytomedicine)(health)
Medicine Lodge Memorial Hospital- Medicine Lodge(health)
Orthomolecular medicine (orthomolecular nutritional medicine, orthomolecular therapy)(health)
medicine man(encyclopedia)
medicine(dictionary)
medicine(dictionary)
medicine(2)(dictionary)
medicine(1)(dictionary)
medicine(encyclopedia)

mesectoderm (medicine)


mesectoderm


1. Cells in the area around the dorsal lip of the blastopore where mesoderm and ectoderm undergo a process of separation.

2. That part of the mesenchyme derived from ectoderm, especially from the neural crest in the cephalic region in very young embryos.

Synonym: ectomesenchyme.

Origin: mes-+ ectoderm