enteron

American  

[en-tuh-ron, -ter-uhn] / ˈɛn təˌrɒn, -tər ən /

noun

Anatomy, Zoology.

plural

entera

1. the alimentary canal; the digestive tract.

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enteron British  

/ ˈɛntəˌrɒn /

noun

1. the alimentary canal, esp of an embryo or a coelenterate

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Etymology

Origin of enteron

1835–45; < New Latin < Greek énteron intestine

Example Sentences

The primitive enteron or undifferentiated digestive sac of a gastrula or other embryo.

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The former, to which they limited the use of the word coelom, and which is developed directly or indirectly from the enteron, is found in Annelida, Arthropoda, Echinodermata, Chordata, &c.

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Enteric: relating to the digestive canal or enteron.

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The first indication of the formation of the enteron is seen in the very early embryo shown, from the dorsal aspect, in figure 1.

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This cup-stage is called the gastrula stage; the outer wall of the gastrula is the ectoderm, and its inner the endoderm; while its cavity is the enteron, and the opening to the exterior the blastopore.

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