entoderm

American  

[en-tuh-durm] / ˈɛn təˌdɜrm /

noun

Embryology.

1. endoderm.

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entoderm British  

/ ˈɛntəʊˌdɜːm /

noun

1. embryol another name for endoderm

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Other Word Forms

• entodermal adjective
• entodermic adjective

Etymology

Origin of entoderm

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

Example Sentences

The authors who regard this embryonic form as the primary gastrula of the placental conceive the outer layer as the ectoderm and the inner as the entoderm.

From The Evolution of Man — Volume 1 by Haeckel, Ernst Heinrich Philipp August

Mesenteron: the mid-gut, stomach or chylific ventricle: the middle portion of the primitive intestinal canal, lined with entoderm.

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

C. From the third layer of the embryo, the entoderm, arises:—   The fat and the marrow.

From Embryology The Beginnings of Life by Leighton, Gerald R.

The cells of the entoderm are much larger, darker, and more fatty than those of the ectoderm, which are clearer and less rich in fatty particles.

From The Evolution of Man — Volume 2 by Haeckel, Ernst Heinrich Philipp August

These important processes of differentiation in the mesoderm, which we will consider more closely in the next chapter, proceed step by step with interesting changes in the ectoderm, while the entoderm changes little at first.

From The Evolution of Man — Volume 1 by Haeckel, Ernst Heinrich Philipp August