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mesectoderm

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mesectoderm /mes·ec·to·derm/ (mez-ek´tah-derm) embryonic migratory cells derived from the neural crest of the head that contribute to the formation of the meninges and become pigment cells.
mes·ec·to·derm (mz-kt-dûrm)
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The part of the mesenchyme derived from ectoderm, especially from the embryonic neural crest from which the pigment cells, meninges, and most of the branchial cartilages develop.
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