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"mesenchyme"

mesenchyme (Greek, "mesos" middle, "enchyma" infusion). A diffuse network of cells which form the embryonic mesoderm. It gives rise to connective tissues, blood and blood vessels, the lymphatic system, and cells of the monomuclear phagocyte system. (Syn. "mesenchyma". Adj. "mesenchymal" and "mesenchymatous").