enteron
Americannoun
noun
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Origin of enteron
1835–45; < New Latin < Greek énteron intestine
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As it happened, enteron is another word for the human digestive system.
From Time Magazine Archive
A reconstruction of the enteron of an embryo of 42 mm. crown-rump length.
From Development of the Digestive Canal of the American Alligator by Reese, C. M.
Enteric: relating to the digestive canal or enteron.
From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.
As in the preceding reconstruction no attempt is made to show the gill clefts, and only the dorso-ventral profile of the enteron is shown.
From Development of the Digestive Canal of the American Alligator by Reese, C. M.
The wall of this region of the enteron is comparatively thin, and consists of not more than two layers of compactly arranged cells with round nuclei.
From Development of the Digestive Canal of the American Alligator by Reese, C. M.
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