mesenchyme

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noun

That part of the mesoderm of an embryo that develops into connective tissue, bone, cartilage, etc

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Meanings

nounmesenchyme (countable and uncountable, plural mesenchymes)

plural mesenchymes

  1. countableuncountableanatomyThat part of the mesoderm of an embryo that develops into connective tissue, bone, cartilage, etc

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
mesenchymal tissue

Origin

Late 19th c.: from meso- (“cellular tissue”) + -enchyme (from parenchyma).

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Translations

French mésenchyme
  • mésenchymeTranslations
Hebrew רִקְמַת חִבּוּר עֻבָּרִית
  • רִקְמַת חִבּוּר עֻבָּרִיתTranslations
Turkish mezenşim
  • mezenşimTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

mesenchyme. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mesenchyme

MLA

“mesenchyme.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mesenchyme. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mesenchyme,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mesenchyme.

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