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中胚葉 (ちゅうはいよう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

中ちゅう胚はい葉よう

ちゅ

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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

。

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'.