mesothelium Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun epithelium originating in the embryonic mesoderm; lines the primordial body cavity

WordNet

Mes`o*the"li*um noun
Etymology
NL., fr. Gr. middle + E. epithelium.
Definitions
  1. (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&oe;lum.

Webster 1913