noun
mesoderm
Biological term for the middle germ layer in embryonic development, between the ectoderm and endoderm.
中胚葉からは筋肉や骨格が形成される。
Muscles and skeleton are formed from the mesoderm.
Compound of 中 (middle), 胚 (embryo), and 葉 (layer/leaf), a calque from German 'Mesoderm' or English 'mesoderm'.