mes·a·me·boid

(mez'ă-mē'boyd),

Minot's term for a primitive, "wandering" cell derived from mesoderm, probably a hemocytoblast.

[mes- + G. amoibē, change (ameba), + eidos, resemblance]

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mesameboid

An obsolete term referring to the wandering of cells of mesodermal origin, possibly macrophages.

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