mesoblast

noun

the middle germ layer that develops into muscle and bone and cartilage and blood and connective tissue

Roots

mesosmeso- · Greek · middle blastosblast- · Greek · sprout, germ

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The word mesoblast breaks down into 2 roots of Greek origin: meso-, from Greek mesos (“middle”); and blast, from Greek blastos (“sprout, germ”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.