mesogleal

mesogleal

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  • mesoglea — mesogleal, adj. /mez euh glee euh, mes , mee zeuh , seuh /, n. the noncellular, gelatinous material between the inner and outer body walls of a coelenterate or sponge. Also, mesogloea. [1885 90; < NL mesogloea, equiv. to meso MESO + Gk gloía… …   Universalium

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  • mesoglea — or mesogloea [mes΄ōglē′ə, mez΄ōglē′ə] n. [ModL < Gr mesos,MID1 + LGr gloia, glue, akin to Gr gloios, sticky oil: see GLUE] a jellylike layer in cnidarians and ctenophores, lying between the ectoderm and the endoderm mesogleal adj. mesogloeal …   English World dictionary

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