lateral mesoderm
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lat·er·al plate mes·o·derm
the peripheral portion of intraembryonic mesoderm that is continuous with the extraembryonic mesoderm beyond the margins of the embryonic disc; it forms the somatic and splanchnic mesoderm between which develops the intraembryonic celom.
Synonym(s): lateral mesoderm
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lateral mesoderm
Unsegmented mesoderm lying lateral to the intermediate mesoderm. In it develops a cavity (coelom), separating it into layers (somatic and splanchnic mesoderm).
Synonym: hypomereSee also: mesoderm
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