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entoderm

American  
[en-tuh-durm] / ˈɛn təˌdɜrm /

noun

Embryology.
  1. endoderm.


entoderm British  
/ ˈɛntəʊˌdɜːm /

noun

  1. embryol another name for endoderm

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of entoderm

First recorded in 1875–80; ento- + -derm

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The mesoderm that extends ventrad from the mesentery, on each side of the entoderm just described, consists of a thick layer of compactly arranged cells.

From Development of the Digestive Canal of the American Alligator by Reese, C. M.

The inner layer we call the entoderm, the outer the ectoderm; and the "primitive mouth" is known as the blastopore.

From The World's Greatest Books — Volume 15 — Science by Hammerton, John Alexander, Sir

The cells of the entoderm are much larger, darker, and more fatty than those of the ectoderm, which are clearer and less rich in fatty particles.

From The Evolution of Man — Volume 2 by Haeckel, Ernst Heinrich Philipp August

The entoderm, which has the appearance of being thickened because of the fact that the notochord has not yet completely separated from it, is continuous, through the blastopore, with the ectoderm.

From Development of the Digestive Canal of the American Alligator by Reese, C. M.

The authors who regard this embryonic form as the primary gastrula of the placental conceive the outer layer as the ectoderm and the inner as the entoderm.

From The Evolution of Man — Volume 1 by Haeckel, Ernst Heinrich Philipp August

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