MESODERMAL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does mesodermal mean? 

• MESODERMAL (adjective)
  The adjective MESODERMAL has 1 sense:

1. relating to or derived from the mesoderm

  Familiarity information: MESODERMAL used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MESODERMAL (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Relating to or derived from the mesoderm

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Synonyms:

mesoblastic; mesodermal

Pertainym:

mesoderm (the middle germ layer that develops into muscle and bone and cartilage and blood and connective tissue)

Derivation:

mesoderm (the middle germ layer that develops into muscle and bone and cartilage and blood and connective tissue)

 Context examples 

It includes the following clinicopathological entities: adenofibroma, adenomyoma, Mullerian adenosarcoma, and malignant mixed mesodermal (Mullerian) tumor.

(Mixed Mesodermal (Mullerian) Tumor, NCI Thesaurus)

This protein plays a role in muscle development from mesodermal precursors.

(Paired Mesoderm Homeobox Protein 1, NCI Thesaurus)

The more common mesodermal components include cartilage, bone, fat and muscle (both smooth and striated).

(Central Nervous System Mature Teratoma, NCI Thesaurus/Adapted from WHO)

It is a potent mitogen which stimulates growth of a variety of mesodermal cells including chondrocytes, granulosa, and endothelial cells.

(Fibroblast Growth Factor, NCI Thesaurus)

Epidermal growth factor affects the differentiation of specific cells in vivo and is a potent mitogenic factor for a variety of cultured cells of both ectodermal and mesodermal origin.

(Epidermal growth factor, NCI Thesaurus)

The Fibroblast Growth Factor Gene Family encodes Fibroblast Growth Factor peptides, potent mitogens that stimulate mesodermal cell growth, including chondrocytes, granulosa, and endothelia, and may be active in wound healing and regeneration.

(Fibroblast Growth Factor Gene Family, NCI Thesaurus)

A richly vascularized and innervated connective tissue of mesodermal origin contained in the central cavity of a tooth and delimited by the dentin.

(Dental Pulp, NCI Thesaurus)

A hereditary disease characterized by multiple ectodermal, mesodermal, and endodermal nevoid and neoplastic anomalies.

(Cowden syndrome, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

Human Oncogene EGF is a mutated variant of EGF Gene, which encodes Epidermal Growth Factor, a 53-aa peptide hormone with profound effects on cell differentiation and potent mitogenic effects on a variety of ectodermal and mesodermal cells.

(Oncogene EGF, NCI Thesaurus)

Epidermal Growth Factor, encoded by the EGF gene, has a profound effect on the differentiation of specific cells in vivo and is a potent mitogenic factor for a variety of cultured cells of both ectodermal and mesodermal origin.

(Epidermal growth factor, NCI Thesaurus/LocusLink)