1) Epithelial tissue 2) Epithelium
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The mesothelium is a membrane that forms the lining of several body cavities: the pleura (thoracic cavity), peritoneum (abdominal cavity including the mesentery) and pericardium (heart sac). Mesothelial tissue also surrounds the male internal reproductive organs (the tunica vaginalis testis) and covers the internal reproductive organs of women (th...
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• (n.) 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 c/lum.
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A layer of flattened cells. Mesothelium is like a simple squamous epithelium in appearance and is derived from the mesoderm. It lines the coelomic cavities of vertebrates, including the pericardium, pleura, and peritoneum, and some other spaces, such as the synovial sacs.
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<pathology> Simple squamous epithelium of mesodermal origin. It lines the peritoneal, pericardial and pleural cavities and the synovial space of joints. The cells may be phagocytic. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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(mez″o-) (me″zo-the´le-әm) the layer of flat cells, derived from the mesoderm, that lines the body cavity of the embryo. In the adult it forms the simple squamous epithelium that covers the surface of all true serous membranes (peritoneum, pericardium, pleura).
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Simple squamous epithelium of mesodermal origin. It lines the peritoneal, pericardial and pleural cavities and the synovial space of joints. The cells may be phagocytic.
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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 c...
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Type: Term Pronunciation: mez′ō-thē′lē-ŭm, -lē-ă Definitions: 1. A single layer of flattened cells forming an epithelium that lines serous cavities; peritoneum, pleura, pericardium.
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(mes;uo-the;lium) A simple squamous epithelial tissue that lines body cavities and covers visceral organs; also called serosa.
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In medicine, the mesothelium is the epithelium that forms the surface layer of the mesoderm and lines the embryonic body cavity. Tumours of the mesthelium are allegedly caused by breathing asbestos fibres, this forming the condition known as mesothelioma.
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n] - epithelium originating in the embryonic mesoderm
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a tissue layer that lines the heart, abdomen, chest cavity, and lungs
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noun epithelium originating in the embryonic mesoderm; lines the primordial body cavity
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