Mesomyodian Mes`o·my·o"di·an noun (Zoology) A bird having a mesomyodous larynx.
Mesomyodous Mes`o·my"o·dous adjective [
Meso- + Greek ..., ..., a muscle.]
(Zoology) Having the intrinsic muscles of the larynx attached to the middle of the semirings.
Meson Mes"on noun [ New Latin , from Greek
me`son middle, neut. of
me`sos , adjective , middle.]
(Anat.) The mesial plane dividing the body of an animal into similar right and left halves. The line in which it meets the dorsal surface has been called the dorsimeson , and the corresponding ventral edge the ventrimeson . B. G. Wilder.
Mesonasal Mes`o·na"sal adjective [
Meso- +
nasal .]
(Anat.) Of or pertaining to the middle portion of the nasal region.
Mesonephric Mes`o·neph"ric adjective (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the mesonephros; as, the mesonephric , or Wolffian, duct.
Mesonephros Mes`o·neph"ros noun [ New Latin , from Greek
me`sos middle +
nefro`s kidney.]
(Anat.) The middle one of the three pairs of embryonic renal organs developed in most vertebrates; the Wolffian body.
Mesonotum Mes`o·no"tum noun [ New Latin , from Greek
me`sos middle +
nw^ton the back.]
(Zoology) The dorsal portion of the mesothorax of insects.
Mesophlœum Mes`o·phlœ"um noun [ New Latin , from Greek
me`sos middle +
floio`s bark.]
(Botany) The middle bark of a tree; the green layer of bark, usually soon covered by the outer or corky layer, and obliterated.
Mesophryon Me·soph"ry·on noun [ New Latin , from Greek
meso`fryon .]
(Anat.) See Glabella .
Mesophyllum Mes`o·phyl"lum noun [ New Latin , from Greek
me`sos middle +
fy`llon leaf.]
(Botany) The parenchyma of a leaf between the skin of the two surfaces. Gray.
Mesoplast Mes"o·plast noun [
Meso- +
-plast .]
(Biol.) The nucleus of a cell; mesoblast. Agassiz.
Mesopodial Mes`o·po"di·al (mĕs`o*pō"dĭ*
a l)
adjective (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the mesopodialia or to the parts of the limbs to which they belong.
Mesopodiale Mes`o·po`di·a"le noun ;
plural Mesopodialia . [ New Latin , from Greek
me`sos middle + ..., dim. of
poy`s ,
podo`s , foot.]
(Anat.) One of the bones of either the carpus or tarsus.
Mesopodium Mes`o·po"di·um noun [ New Latin See
Mesopodiale .]
(Zoology) The middle portion of the foot in the Gastropoda and Pteropoda.
Mesopterygium Me·sop`te·ryg"i·um noun [ New Latin , from Greek
me`sos middle + ... a fin.]
(Anat.) The middle one of the three principal basal cartilages in the fins of fishes. --
Mesorchium Me·sor"chi·um noun [ New Latin , from Greek
me`sos middle + ... a testicle.]
(Anat.) The fold of peritoneum which attaches the testis to the dorsal wall of the body cavity or scrotal sac.
Mesorectum Mes`o·rec"tum noun [
Meso- +
rectum .]
(Anat.) The fold of peritoneum, or mesentery, attached to the rectum. --
Mes`o*rec"tal adjective
Mesorhine Mes"o·rhine adjective [
Meso- + Greek ..., ..., the nose.]
(Anat.) Having the nose of medium width; between leptorhine and platyrhine.
Mesosauria Mes`o·sau"ri·a noun Same as Mosasauria .
Mesoscapula Mes`o·scap"u·la noun [
Meso- +
scapula .]
(Anat.) A process from the middle of the scapula in some animals; the spine of the scapula.
Mesoscapular Mes`o·scap"u·lar adjective (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the mesoscapula.
Mesoscutum Mes`o·scu"tum noun [
Meso- +
scutum .]
(Zoology) The scutum or dorsal plate of the middle thoracic segment of an insect. See Illust. of Butterfly .
Mesoseme Mes"o·seme adjective [
Meso- + Greek ... sign, mark; confer French
mésosème .]
(Anat.) Having a medium orbital index; having orbits neither broad nor narrow; between megaseme and microseme.
Mesosiderite Mes`o·sid"er·ite noun [
Meso- +
siderite .]
(Min.) See the Note under Meteorite .
Mesosperm Mes"o·sperm noun [
Meso- + Greek ... seed: confer French
mésosperme .]
(Botany) A membrane of a seed. See Secundine .
Mesostate Mes"o·state noun [
Meso- + Greek ... to make to stand.]
(Physiol.) A product of metabolic action. » Every
mesostate is either an
anastate or
katastate , according as it is formed by an anabolic or katabolic process. See
Metabolism .
Mesosternal Mes`o·ster"nal adjective (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the mesosternum.
Mesosternum Mes`o·ster"num noun [
Meso- +
sternum .]
1. (Anat.) The middle portion, or body, of the sternum. 2. (Zoology) The ventral piece of the middle segment of the thorax in insects.
Mesotartaric Mes`o·tar·tar"ic adjective [
Meso- +
tartaric .]
(Chemistry) Pertaining to, or designating, an acid called also inactive tartaric acid .
Mesotheca Mes`o·the"ca noun [ New Latin , from Greek
me`sos middle + ... box.]
(Zoology) The middle layer of the gonophore in the Hydrozoa.
Mesothelium Mes`o·the"li·um noun [ New Latin , from Greek
me`sos middle + E. epi
thelium .]
(Biol.) Epithelial mesoderm; a layer of cuboidal epithelium cells, formed from a portion of the mesoderm during the differetiation of the germ layers. It constitutes the boundary of the cœlum.
Mesothoracic Mes`o·tho·rac"ic adjective (Zoology) Of or pertaining to the mesothorax.
Mesothorax Mes`o·tho"rax noun [
Meso- +
thorax : confer French
mésothorax .]
(Zoology) The middle segment of the thorax in insects. See Illust. of Coleoptera .
Mesothorium Mes`o·tho"ri·um noun [ New Latin ;
meso- +
thorium .]
(Chemistry) A radioactive product intermediate between thorium and radiothorium, with a period of 5.5 years.
Mesotrochal Mes"o·tro`chal adjective [
Meso- + Greek ... anything round, a hoop.]
(Zoology) Having the middle of the body surrounded by bands of cilia; -- said of the larvæ of certain marine annelids.
Mesotype Mes"o·type noun [
Meso- +
- type : confer French
mésotype .]
(Min.) An old term covering natrolite or soda mesolite , scolecite or lime mesotype , and mesolite or lime-soda mesotype .
Mesovarium Mes`o·va"ri·um noun [ New Latin See
Meso- , and
Ovary .]
(Anat.) The fold of peritoneum connecting the ovary with the wall of the abdominal cavity.
Mesoxalate Mes·ox"a·late noun (Chemistry) A salt of mesoxalic acid.
Mesoxalic Mes`ox·al"ic adjective [
Mes- +
oxalic .]
(Chemistry) Pertaining to, or designating, an acid, CH 2 O 2 (CO 2 H) 2 , obtained from amido malonic acid.
Mesozoa Mes`o·zo"a noun plural [ New Latin See
Mesozoic .]
(Zoology) A group of very lowly organized, wormlike parasites, including the Dicyemata. They are found in cephalopods. See Dicyemata .
Mesozoic Mes`o·zo"ic adjective [
Meso- + Greek ... life, from ... to live.]
(Geol.) Belonging, or relating, to the secondary or reptilian age, or the era between the Paleozoic and Cenozoic. See Chart of Geology .
Mesozoic Mes`o·zo"ic noun The Mesozoic age or formation.
Mesprise Mes·prise" noun [ Old French
mespris , French
mépris . See
Misprize .]
1. Contempt; scorn. [ Obsolete]
2. [ Perh. for French
méprise mistake. Confer
Misprision .]
Misadventure; ill-success. [ Obsolete]
Spenser.
Mesquite Mes·qui"te (mĕs*kē"ta),
Mes*quit" (mĕs*kēt") },
noun [ Spanish
mezquite ; said to be a Mexican Indian word.]
(Botany) A name for two trees of the southwestern part of North America, the honey mesquite, and screw-pod mesquite. Honey mesquite .
See Algaroba (b) . --
Screw-pod mesquite ,
a smaller tree ( Prosopis pubescens ), having spiral pods used as fodder and sometimes as food by the Indians. --
Mesquite grass ,
a rich native grass in Western Texas ( Bouteloua oligostachya , and other species); -- so called from its growing in company with the mesquite tree; -- called also muskit grass , grama grass .
Mesquite bean Mes·qui"te bean The pod or seed of the mesquite.
Mess Mess noun Mass; church service. [ Obsolete]
Chaucer.
Mess Mess noun [ Middle English
mes , Old French
mets , Late Latin
missum , past participle of
mittere to put, place (
e. g. , on the table), Latin
mittere to send. See
Mission , and confer
Mass religious service.]
1. A quantity of food set on a table at one time; provision of food for a person or party for one meal; as, a mess of pottage; also, the food given to a beast at one time. At their savory dinner set
Of herbs and other country messes .
Milton. 2. A number of persons who eat together, and for whom food is prepared in common; especially, persons in the military or naval service who eat at the same table; as, the wardroom mess . Shak. 3. A set of four; -- from the old practice of dividing companies into sets of four at dinner. [ Obsolete]
Latimer. 4. The milk given by a cow at one milking. [ U.S.]
5. [ Perh. corrupt. from Middle English
mesh for
mash : confer
muss .]
A disagreeable mixture or confusion of things; hence, a situation resulting from blundering or from misunderstanding; as, he made a mess of it. [ Colloq.]
Mess Mess intransitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Messed ;
present participle & verbal noun Messing .]
To take meals with a mess; to belong to a mess; to eat (with others); as, I mess with the wardroom officers. Marryat.
Mess Mess transitive verb To supply with a mess.
Mess Mess transitive verb To make a mess of; to disorder or muddle; to muss; to jumble; to disturb. It was n't right either to be messing another man's sleep.
Scribner's Mag.
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