enteron
Americannoun
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entera
plural
noun
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Etymology
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
At the side of this sac is seen the opening of the enteron to the yolk-stalk; the anterior and posterior intestinal portals are not distinguishable from each other.
From Development of the Digestive Canal of the American Alligator by C. M. Reese
The yolk-stalk, or unclosed region of the enteron, is still of considerable extent, though its exact boundaries are not easy to determine.
From Development of the Digestive Canal of the American Alligator by C. M. Reese
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 C. M. Reese
The primitive enteron or undifferentiated digestive sac of a gastrula or other embryo.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Noah Webster
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