mesothelial cell

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Introduction

One of the flat cells derived from the mesoderm that form the superficial layer of the serosa lining the body cavities of the thorax (pleura, pericardium) & abdomen (peritoneum).

More general terms

References

  1. Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999.