entoderm

American  

[en-tuh-durm] / ˈɛn təˌdɜrm /

noun

Embryology.

1. endoderm.

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entoderm British  

/ ˈɛntəʊˌdɜːm /

noun

1. embryol another name for endoderm

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Other Word Forms

• entodermal adjective
• entodermic adjective

Etymology

Origin of entoderm

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

Example Sentences

Up to this point we have seen that two layers of cells have appeared, one round the yolk sac, called the “entoderm,” and the other lining the amnion, called the “ectoderm.”

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The lateral parts of the gland are developed from the entoderm of the fourth visceral clefts, and, joining the median part, lose their pharyngeal connexion.

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

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Endoderm: the inner layer of the blastoderm in the embryo, giving origin to the mid-intestine and other visceral organs: see entoderm.

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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.

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