mesothelialadj.
/ˌmɛsə(ʊ)ˈθiːlɪəl/, U.S. /ˌmɛzoʊˈθiliəl/; see also meso- comb. form. Anatomy and Embryology.
Of or relating to mesothelium; consisting of or derived from mesothelium.
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blastodermic1835
blastodermatic1849
mesoblastic1874
mesodermic1875
hypoblastic1877
mesodermal1877
involunto-motory1878
homodermic1883
mesothelial1886
epiblastic1887
triploblastic1888
tetrablastic1891
triblastic1901
1886 Amer. Naturalist 20 1061 Nothing is given concerning the development of the mesothelial tissues.
1892 C. S. Minot Human Embryol. (1897) vii. 159 Although the pancreas, ovary, and spinal cord all contain connective tissue, we do not call them mesenchymal, but respectively entodermal, mesothelial, and ectodermal.
1909 J. G. Adami Princ. Pathol. I. 647 Of mesothelial origin: Tumors (mesotheliomas) whose characteristic constituents are cells derived in direct descent from the persistent mesothelium of the embryo.
1946 B. M. Patten Human Embryol. xv. 469 This mesothelial layer provides a smooth, moist surface which permits the viscera within the body cavity to change shape and position with a minimum amount of friction.
1999 Jrnl. Clin. Pathol. 52 535 The separation of mesothelial hyperplasia from early malignant mesothelioma remains one of the most difficult problems in histopathology.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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