entoblast

[en-tuh-blast]

noun

Embryology.

1. endoderm.

2. hypoblast.

entoblast

/ ˈɛntəʊˌblæst, ˌɛntəʊˈblæstɪk /

noun

1. embryol a less common name for endoderm

2. a less common name for hypoblast

Other Word Forms

• entoblastic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of entoblast¹

First recorded in 1860–65; ento- + -blast

Example Sentences

In the gastrula stage, the segmentation cavity in which the mesoblast is formed lies between the entoblast and ectoblast.

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