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Definition

mesomere

(mes'ŏ-mēr , mes'ŏ-mēr)

[ meso- + -mere ]

  1. A portion of the mesoderm between epimere and hypomere. SYN: intermediate mesoderm; nephrotome.
  2. A blastomere that is intermediate in size between a micromere and a macromere.