Part 6985

<h1>Mesobranchial</h1> <Xpage=915>

<hw>Mes`o*bran"chi*al</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[<ets>Meso-</ets> + <ets>branchial</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to a region of the carapace of a crab covering the middle branchial region.</def>

<h1>Mesobronchium</h1> <Xpage=915>

<hw>Mes`o*bron"chi*um</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Mesobronchia</plw> <tt>(#)</tt></plu>. <ety>[NL. See <er>Meso-</er>, and <er>Bronchia</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The main bronchus of each lung.</def>

<h1>Mesoc\'91cum</h1> <Xpage=915>

<hw>Mes`o*c\'91"cum</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <ety>[NL. See <er>Meso-</er>, and <er>C\'91cum</er>.]</ety> <def>The fold of peritoneum attached to the c\'91cum.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Mes`o*c\'91"cal</wf> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt></wordforms>

<h1>Mesocarp</h1> <Xpage=915>

<hw>Mes"o*carp</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[<ets>Meso-</ets> + Gr. <?/ fruit.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The middle layer of a pericarp which consists of three distinct or dissimilar layers.</def>

<i>Gray.</i>

<h1>Mesocephalic</h1> <Xpage=915>

<hw>Mes`o*ce*phal"ic</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[<ets>Meso-</ets> + <ets>cephalic</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Of or pertaining to, or in the region of, the middle of the head; <as>as, the <ex>mesocephalic</ex> flexure</as>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Having the cranial cavity of medium capacity; neither megacephalic nor microcephalic.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>Having the ratio of the length to the breadth of the cranium a medium one; mesaticephalic.</def>

<h1>Mesocephalon</h1> <Xpage=915>

<hw>Mes`o*ceph"a*lon</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[NL. See <er>Meso-</er>, and <er>Cephalon</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The pons Varolii.</def>

<h1>Mesocephalous</h1> <Xpage=915>

<hw>Mes`o*ceph"a*lous</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Mesocephalic.</def>

<h1>Mesoc\'d2le, Mesoc\'d2lia</h1> <Xpage=915>

<hw><hw>Mes`o*c\'d2"le</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <hw>Mes`o*c\'d2"li*a</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>,<hw> <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[NL. <ets>mesocoelia</ets>. See <er>Meso-</er>, and <er>C\'d2lia</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The cavity of the mesencephalon; the iter.</def>

<h1>Mesocolon</h1> <Xpage=915>

<hw>Mes`o*co"lon</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/; <?/ middle + <?/ the colon : cf. F. <ets>m\'82soc\'93lon</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The fold of peritoneum, or mesentery, attached to the colon.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Mes`o*col"ic</wf> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt></wordforms>

<h1>Mesocoracoid</h1> <Xpage=915>

<hw>Mes`o*cor"a*coid</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[<ets>Meso-</ets> + <ets>coracoid</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>A process from the middle of the coracoid in some animals.</def>

<h1>Mesocuneiform, Mesocuniform</h1> <Xpage=915>

<hw><hw>Mes`o*cu*ne"i*form</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <hw>Mes`o*cu"ni*form</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>,<hw> <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[<ets>Meso-</ets> + <ets>cuneiform</ets>, <ets>cuniform</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>One of the bones of the tarsus. See 2d <er>Cuneiform</er>.</def>

<h1>Mesoderm</h1> <Xpage=915>

<hw>Mes"o*derm</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[<ets>Meso-</ets> + Gr. <?/ skin.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The layer of the blastoderm, between the ectoderm and endoderm; mesoblast. See <i>Illust</i>. of <er>Blastoderm</er> and <er>Ectoderm</er>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The middle body layer in some invertebrates.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>The middle layer of tissue in some vegetable structures.</def>

<h1>Mesodermal</h1> <Xpage=915>

<hw>Mes`o*der"mal</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to, or derived from, the mesoderm; <as>as, <ex>mesodermal</ex> tissues</as>.</def>

<h1>Mesodermic</h1> <Xpage=915>