adjective
- relating to or derived from mesenchyme, the embryonic connective tissue that gives rise to various body structures including bone, cartilage, and blood vessels
Usage: medical; biological
Examples
- Mesenchymal stem cells can differentiate into bone, cartilage, and fat cells.
- The researchers studied mesenchymal tissue development in embryos.
- Mesenchymal tumors arise from connective tissue cells.
- The patient received mesenchymal stem cell therapy for joint repair.
- Mesenchymal cells migrate during early embryonic development.
- Scientists isolated mesenchymal progenitor cells from bone marrow.