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mesectodermal

mesectodermal adjective: relating to the mesectoderm.

Adjective

mesectodermal (not comparable)

  1. Relating to the mesectoderm.
    • Here the mesectodermal substrate was transplanted with the ectoderm, with the result that in four cases out of seven balancers developed, while in the other three development began, but was arrested.1904, Ross Graville Harrison, Reprints of Articles on Embryology from Various Periodicals, page 385
    • The cells then interdigitate to form a single-cell-wide strip that now occupies the ventral midline, the mesectodermal cells.1991, Current Topics in Developmental Biology, volume 25, page 38

Origin of mesectodermal

From mesectoderm + -al.

Questions about mesectodermal

What does mesectodermal mean?
Mesectodermal means relating to the mesectoderm.
What part of speech is mesectodermal?
Mesectodermal is an adjective.

Words near mesectodermal in the dictionary

  1. mesdemet
  2. mesdemoiselles
  3. mese
  4. meseclazone
  5. mesectoderm
  6. mesectodermal
  7. mesectoderms
  8. meseemed
  9. meseemeth
  10. meseems
  11. mesel

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