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   The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition.  2000.
 
mesothelium
 
SYLLABICATION:mes·o·the·li·um
PRONUNCIATION:  mz-thl-m, ms-
NOUN:Inflected forms: pl. mes·o·the·li·a (-l-)
The layer of flat cells of mesodermal origin that lines the embryonic body cavity and gives rise to the squamous cells of the peritoneum, pericardium, and pleura.
ETYMOLOGY: meso– + (epi)thelium.
OTHER FORMS:meso·theli·al —ADJECTIVE
 
 
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