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

As it happened, enteron is another word for the human digestive system.

From Time Magazine Archive

Enteric: relating to the digestive canal or enteron.

From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.

The enteron is here cut in no less than seven places: the reason for this will be evident on examination of the plane of the section as shown in figure 7.

From Development of the Digestive Canal of the American Alligator by Reese, C. M.

It lies, of course, on both sides of the enteron proper, and overlaps, anteriorly, as has been said, the posterior end of the lung.

From Development of the Digestive Canal of the American Alligator by Reese, C. M.

A reconstruction, plotted from transverse sections, of the enteron of an embryo of about the age of the one shown in figure 6.

From Development of the Digestive Canal of the American Alligator by Reese, C. M.