(mes‵ŏ-thē'lē-ŭm , mez‵ŏ-thē'lē-ŭm, mes‵ŏ-thē'lē-ă, mez‵ŏ-thē'lē-ă)

Plural: mesothelia

[meso- + thelium]

Epithelium derived from embryonic mesenchymal cells. Mesothelium forms the serous epithelia throughout the interior of the body.

mesothelial,

(mes‵ŏ-thē'lē-ăl , mez‵ŏ-thē'lē-ăl )