Mesaraic (a.) Mesenteric.
Mesaticephalic (a.) Having the ratio of the length to the breadth of the cranium a medium one; neither brachycephalic nor dolichocephalic.
Mesaticephalous (a.) Mesaticephalic.
Mescal (n.) A distilled liquor prepared in Mexico from a species of agave. See Agave.
Mesdames (n.) pl. of Madame and Madam.
Meseemed (imp.) of Meseems
Meseems (v. impers.) It seems to me.
Mesel (n.) A leper.
Meselry (n.) Leprosy.
Mesembryanthemum (n.) A genus of herbaceous or suffruticose plants, chiefly natives of South Africa. The leaves are opposite, thick, and f/eshy. The flowers usually open about midday, whence the name.
Mesencephalic (a.) Of or pertaining to the mesencephalon or midbrain.
Mesencephalon (n.) The middle segment of the brain; the midbrain. Sometimes abbreviated to mesen. See Brain.
Mesenchyma (n.) The part of the mesoblast which gives rise to the connective tissues and blood.
Mesenteric (a.) Pertaining to a mesentery; mesaraic.
Mesenteron (n.) All that part of the alimentary canal which is developed from the primitive enteron and is lined with hypoblast. It is distinguished from the stomod/um, a part at the anterior end of the canal, including the cavity of the mouth, and the proctod/um, a part at the posterior end, which are formed by invagination and are lined with epiblast.
Mesentery (n.) The membranes, or one of the membranes (consisting of a fold of the peritoneum and inclosed tissues), which connect the intestines and their appendages with the dorsal wall of the abdominal cavity. The mesentery proper is connected with the jejunum and ilium, the other mesenteries being called mesocaecum, mesocolon, mesorectum, etc.
Mesentery (n.) One of the vertical muscular radiating partitions which divide the body cavity of Anthozoa into chambers.
Meseraic (a.) Mesaraic.
Mesethmoid (a.) Of or pertaining to the middle of the ethmoid region or ethmoid bone.
Mesethmoid (n.) The median vertical plate, or median element, of the ethmoid bone.
Mesh (n.) The opening or space inclosed by the threads of a net between knot and knot, or the threads inclosing such a space; network; a net.
Mesh (n.) The engagement of the teeth of wheels, or of a wheel and rack.
Meshed (imp. & p. p.) of Mesh
Meshing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Mesh
Mesh (v. t.) To catch in a mesh.
Mesh (v. i.) To engage with each other, as the teeth of wheels.
Meshed (a.) Mashed; brewed.
Meshy (a.) Formed with meshes; netted.
Mesiad (adv.) Toward, or on the side toward, the mesial plane; mesially; -- opposed to laterad.
Mesial (a.) Middle; median; in, or in the region of, the mesial plane; internal; -- opposed to lateral.
Mesially (adv.) In, near, or toward, the mesial plane; mesiad.
Mesityl (n.) A hypothetical radical formerly supposed to exist in mesityl oxide.
Mesitylenate (n.) A salt of mesitylenic acid.
Mesitylene (n.) A colorless, fragrant liquid, C6H3(CH3)3, of the benzene series of hydrocarbons, obtained by distilling acetone with sulphuric acid.
Mesitylol (n.) A crystalline substance obtained from mesitylene.
Meslin (n.) See Maslin.
Mesmeree (n.) A person subjected to mesmeric influence; one who is mesmerized.
Mesmeric (a.) Alt. of Mesmerical
Mesmerical (a.) Of, pertaining to, or induced by, mesmerism; as, mesmeric sleep.
Mesmerism (n.) The art of inducing an extraordinary or abnormal state of the nervous system, in which the actor claims to control the actions, and communicate directly with the mind, of the recipient. See Animal magnetism, under Magnetism.
Mesmerist (n.) One who practices, or believes in, mesmerism.
Mesmerization (n.) The act of mesmerizing; the state of being mesmerized.
Mesmerized (imp. & p. p.) of Mesmerize
Mesmerizing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Mesmerize
Mesmerize (v. t.) To bring into a state of mesmeric sleep.
Mesmerizer (n.) One who mesmerizes.
Mesne (a.) Middle; intervening; as, a mesne lord, that is, a lord who holds land of a superior, but grants a part of it to another person, in which case he is a tenant to the superior, but lord or superior to the second grantee, and hence is called the mesne lord.
Meso- () Alt. of Mes-
Mes- () A combining form denoting in the middle, intermediate;
Mes- () denoting a type of hydrocarbons which are regarded as methenyl derivatives. Also used adjectively.
Mesoarium (n.) The fold of peritoneum which suspends the ovary from the dorsal wall of the body cavity.
Mesoblast (n.) The mesoderm.
Mesoblast (n.) The cell nucleus; mesoplast.
Mesoblastic (a.) Relating to the mesoblast; as, the mesoblastic layer.
Mesobranchial (a.) Of or pertaining to a region of the carapace of a crab covering the middle branchial region.
Mesobronchia (pl. ) of Mesobronchium
Mesobronchium (n.) The main bronchus of each lung.
Mesocaecum (n.) The fold of peritoneum attached to the caecum.
Mesocarp (n.) The middle layer of a pericarp which consists of three distinct or dissimilar layers.
Mesocephalic (a.) Of or pertaining to, or in the region of, the middle of the head; as, the mesocephalic flexure.
Mesocephalic (a.) Having the cranial cavity of medium capacity; neither megacephalic nor microcephalic.
Mesocephalic (a.) Having the ratio of the length to the breadth of the cranium a medium one; mesaticephalic.
Mesocephalon (n.) The pons Varolii.
Mesocephalous (a.) Mesocephalic.
Mesocoele (n.) Alt. of Mesocoelia
Mesocoelia (n.) The cavity of the mesencephalon; the iter.
Mesocolon (n.) The fold of peritoneum, or mesentery, attached to the colon.
Mesocoracoid (n.) A process from the middle of the coracoid in some animals.
Mesocuneiform (n.) Alt. of Mesocuniform
Mesocuniform (n.) One of the bones of the tarsus. See 2d Cuneiform.
Mesoderm (n.) The layer of the blastoderm, between the ectoderm and endoderm; mesoblast. See Illust. of Blastoderm and Ectoderm.
Mesoderm (n.) The middle body layer in some invertebrates.
Mesoderm (n.) The middle layer of tissue in some vegetable structures.
Mesodermal (a.) Pertaining to, or derived from, the mesoderm; as, mesodermal tissues.
Mesodermic (a.) Same as Mesodermal.
Mesodont (a.) Having teeth of moderate size.
Mesogaster (n.) The fold of peritoneum connecting the stomach with the dorsal wall of the abdominal cavity; the mesogastrium.
Mesogastric (a.) Of or pertaining to the middle region of the abdomen, or of the stomach.
Mesogastric (a.) Of or pertaining to the mesogaster.
Mesogastric (a.) Of or pertaining to the middle gastric lobe of the carapace of a crab.
Mesogastrium (n.) The umbilical region.
Mesogastrium (n.) The mesogaster.
Mesogl/a (n.) A thin gelatinous tissue separating the ectoderm and endoderm in certain coelenterates.
Mesognathous (a.) Having the jaws slightly projecting; between prognathous and orthognathous. See Gnathic index, under Gnathic.
Mesohepar (n.) A fold of the peritoneum connecting the liver with the dorsal wall of the abdominal cavity.
Mesohippus (n.) An extinct mammal of the Horse family, but not larger than a sheep, and having three toes on each foot.
Mesolabe (n.) An instrument of the ancients for finding two mean proportionals between two given lines, required in solving the problem of the duplication of the cube.
Mesole (n.) Same as Thomsonite.
Mesolite (n.) A zeolitic mineral, grayish white or yellowish, occuring in delicate groups of crystals, also fibrous massive. It is a hydrous silicate of alumina, lime, and soda.
Mesologarithm (n.) A logarithm of the cosine or cotangent.
Mesometrium (n.) The fold of the peritoneum supporting the oviduct.
Mesomyodian (n.) A bird having a mesomyodous larynx.
Mesomyodous (a.) Having the intrinsic muscles of the larynx attached to the middle of the semirings.
Meson (n.) The mesial plane dividing the body of an animal into similar right and left halves. The line in which it meets the dorsal surface has been called the dorsimeson, and the corresponding ventral edge the ventrimeson.
Mesonasal (a.) Of or pertaining to the middle portion of the nasal region.
Mesonephric (a.) Of or pertaining to the mesonephros; as, the mesonephric, or Wolffian, duct.
Mesonephros (n.) The middle one of the three pairs of embryonic renal organs developed in most vertebrates; the Wolffian body.
Mesonotum (n.) The dorsal portion of the mesothorax of insects.
Mesophl/um (n.) The middle bark of a tree; the green layer of bark, usually soon covered by the outer or corky layer, and obliterated.
Mesophryon (n.) See Glabella.