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somatopleure

American  
[suh-mat-uh-ploor, soh-muh-tuh-] / səˈmæt əˌplʊər, ˈsoʊ mə tə- /

noun

Embryology.

  1. the double layer formed by the association of the upper layer of the lateral plate of mesoderm with the overlying ectoderm, functioning in the formation of the body wall and amnion.

somatopleure British  
/ ˈsəʊmətəˌplʊə, -ˌplɜː /

noun

  1. a mass of tissue in embryo vertebrates that is formed by fusion of the ectoderm with the outer layer of mesoderm: develops into the amnion, chorion, and part of the body wall

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Other Word Forms

  • somatopleural adjective
  • somatopleuric adjective

Etymology

Origin of somatopleure

From the New Latin word somatopleura, dating back to 1870–75. See somato-, pleura

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