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Epithelium originating in the embryonic mesoderm
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mesothelium
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Mesothelium \Mes`o*the"li*um\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. me`sos middle + E. epithelium.] (Biol.) Epithelial mesoderm; a layer of cuboidal epithelium cells, formed from a portion of the mesoderm during the differetiation of the germ layers. It constitutes the boundary ...
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The mesothelium is a membrane composed of simple squamous epithelial cells that forms the lining of several body cavities: the pleura (thoracic cavity), peritoneum (abdominal cavity including the mesentery ), mediastinum and pericardium ( heart sac). Mesothelial ...
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n. epithelium originating in the embryonic mesoderm; lines the primordial body cavity
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n. (context biology English) A membrane of flat cells that lines the body cavity of embryos and forms the squamous cells of the peritoneum, pericardium, and pleura