entoderm

[ en-tuh-durm ]

noun

, Embryology.

1. endoderm.

entoderm

/ ˈɛntəʊˌdɜːm /

noun

1. See endoderm
   embryol another name for endoderm

Derived Forms

• ˌentoˈdermal, adjective

Other Words From

• en·to·der·mal [en-t, uh, -, dur, -m, uh, l], ento·dermic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of entoderm¹

First recorded in 1875–80; ento- + -derm

Example Sentences

The terms ectoderm and entoderm were introduced by Allman in 1853 for the two cell-layers in the Hydrozoa.

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The body consists of two layers of cells, the ectoderm on the outside and the entoderm lining the digestive cavity.

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It always forms in the embryo out of the entoderm or layer which becomes the lining of the intestine.

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Also almost any part of the animal containing both ectoderm and entoderm can be cut off and will develop into a new animal.

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In our bodies only the lining of the mid-intestine and of its glands has arisen from the entoderm.

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