mesenchymal

adjective

mes·​en·​chy·​mal mə-ˈzeŋ-kə-məl How to pronounce mesenchymal (audio)
-ˈseŋ-;
ˌme-zᵊn-ˈkī-məl,
ˌmē-,
-sᵊn-
: of, resembling, or being mesenchyme

Examples of mesenchymal in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web To study how bone density is affected by zero gravity, the experiment from Zubair’s lab contains mesenchymal stem cells, which are found in bone marrow and create bone and other tissues. Dené K. Dryden, Twin Cities, 5 Feb. 2024 Several early-stage clinical trials in the U.S. are exploring the use of mesenchymal stem cells, modified in the lab and injected into the spinal fluid of patients with progressive forms of M.S., in the hope of reversing the disease’s progression. Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 17 July 2023 What the study showed In the study of 565 heart failure patients from 52 treatment centers, half were given high doses of these mesenchymal stem cells and the other half a sham procedure. Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2023 The therapy involves injecting mesenchymal precursor cells into the heart. Jacqueline Howard, CNN, 27 Feb. 2023 Hair dermal papillae cells are specialized mesenchymal cells located in the dermal papilla, where the latter is found at the bottom of hair follicles. Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 8 Sep. 2021 The research includes projects on stem cells, biologicals, small molecules, mesenchymal stromal cells, extracellular vesicles, microRNAs, peptides, genetic manipulations, other signaling agents and more. WSJ, 10 Jan. 2023 What is your opinion regarding mesenchymal cell injections? Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 18 May 2022 It’s this: In some contexts, cells known as mesenchymal or stromal cells (generally going by the acronym MSCs) have anti-inflammatory and immune suppressing functions. Paul Knoepfler, STAT, 27 June 2021

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Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary

First Known Use

1883, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of mesenchymal was in 1883

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“Mesenchymal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mesenchymal. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

Medical Definition

mesenchymal

adjective
mes·​en·​chy·​mal mə-ˈzeŋ-kə-məl How to pronounce mesenchymal (audio) -ˈseŋ-; ˌmez-ᵊn-ˈkī-məl How to pronounce mesenchymal (audio)
ˌmēz-,
ˌmēs-,
ˌmes-
: of, resembling, or being mesenchyme
mesenchymal cells
mesenchymal epithelium
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