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中胚葉 (chuuhaiyou) Japanese meaning: mesoderm | Kotomora

中ちゅう胚はい葉よう

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Meanings

1

mesoderm

Biological term for the middle germ layer in embryonic development, between the ectoderm and endoderm.

中ちゅう胚はい葉ようからは筋きん肉にくや骨こっ格かくが形けい成

せい

さ

れる

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Muscles and skeleton are formed from the mesoderm.

Kanji

中in, inside, middle
胚embryo
葉leaf, plane, lobe

Related words

外がい胚はい葉よう
Ectoderm, the outer germ layer; contrasts with 中胚葉 (mesoderm) and 内胚葉 (endoderm).
内ない胚はい葉よう
Endoderm, the inner germ layer; contrasts with 中胚葉 (mesoderm) and 外胚葉 (ectoderm).

Word family

内ない中ちゅう胚はい葉よう
endomesoderm

Built from

中ちゅう+胚はい葉よう

Etymology

Compound of 中 (middle), 胚 (embryo), and 葉 (layer/leaf), a calque from German 'Mesoderm' or English 'mesoderm'.