n.
Pronunciation: ˌ ko ̇ r-d ə - ' me-z ə - ˌ d ə rm also - ' me-s ə -
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin chorda cord + English mesoderm
Date: 1939
: the portion of the embryonic mesoderm that forms the notochord and related structures and induces the formation of neural structures
– chor · da · meso · der · mal \ - ˌ me-z ə - ' d ə r-m ə l, - ˌ me-s ə - \ adjective