Medical Definition of Mesectoderm

1. 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 (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Mesectoderm

mescalin
mescaline
mescalines
mescalins
mescals
mesclum
mesclums
mesclun
mescluns
mesdames
mesdemet
mesdemoiselles
mese
mesectic
mesectoderm (current term)
meseemed
meseemeth
meseems
mesel
meseled
meself
meselry
mesels
mesembryanthemum
mesembryanthemums
mesencephala
mesencephalic
mesencephalic flexure
mesencephalic nucleus of trigeminal nerve

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