mesectoderm

[ mĕz-ĕk′tə-dûrm′ ]

n.

The part of the mesenchyme derived from ectoderm, especially from the embryonic neural crest from which the pigment cells, meninges, and most of the branchial cartilages develop.

Words nearby mesectoderm

mescalero, mescaline, mesclun, mesdames, mesdemoiselles, mesectoderm, meseems, mesembryanthemum, mesencephalic, mesencephalic flexure, mesencephalic tegmentum