archenteron

[ ahr-ken-tuh-ron ]

/ ɑrˈkɛn təˌrɒn /

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noun, plural arch·en·ter·a

[ahr-ken-ter-uh]. /ɑrˈkɛn tər ə/. Embryology.

the primitive enteron or digestive cavity of a gastrula.

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Also called primitive gut.

Origin of archenteron

1875–80; arch-² + enteron

OTHER WORDS FROM archenteron

arch·en·ter·ic

[ahr-kuhn-ter-ik], /ˌɑr kənˈtɛr ɪk/, adjective

Words nearby archenteron

arched truss, archegoniophore, archegonium, archencephalon, archenemy, archenteron, archeo-, archeoastronomy, archeocyte, archeology, archeometry

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How to use archenteron in a sentence

The other part of the archenteron wall make the Allantois, the hind gut and the bladder.
The Ethics of Medical Homicide and Mutilation|Austin O'Malley
The part of the archenteron that remains within the embryo proper begins in this third week to be moulded into the head-cavity.
The Ethics of Medical Homicide and Mutilation|Austin O'Malley
While the above external changes take place the archenteron undergoes considerable modifications.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume II (of 4)|Francis Maitland Balfour
The archenteron always gives rise to outgrowths which form the peritoneal membrane and water-vascular systems.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume II (of 4)|Francis Maitland Balfour

All the free forms are nearly alike in their earliest stage after the formation of the archenteron.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume II (of 4)|Francis Maitland Balfour

British Dictionary definitions for archenteron

archenteron

/ (ɑːˈkɛntəˌrɒn) /

noun

the cavity within an embryo at the gastrula stage of development that eventually becomes the digestive cavity

Derived forms of archenteron

archenteric (ˌɑːkənˈtɛrɪk), adjective

Word Origin for archenteron

C19: from Greek arkhē beginning + enteron intestine

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