mesoblast Biol.
(ˈmɛsəʊblæst)
[f. meso- + -blast.]
The middle layer of the blastoderm, between the epiblast and the hypoblast. Also attrib. Hence ˈmesoblasted a., having a mesoblast.
| 1857 Agassiz Contrib. Nat. Hist. U.S.A. II. 467 The mesoblast of the yolk cell. Ibid. II. 617 Some of the mesoblasted cells are united to those without mesoblasts. 1873 F. M. Balfour in Q. Jrnl. Microsc. Sci. XIII. 269 The mesoblast-cells. |