Mesothelium

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Mesothelium \Mes`o*the"li*um\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. me`sos middle +
     E. epithelium.] (Biol.)
     Epithelial mesoderm; a layer of cuboidal epithelium cells,
     formed from a portion of the mesoderm during the
     differetiation of the germ layers. It constitutes the
     boundary of the c[oe]lum.


     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  mesothelium
       n : epithelium originating in the embryonic mesoderm; lines the
           primordial body cavity