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 mesoderm that extends ventrad from the mesentery, on each side of the entoderm just described, consists of a thick layer of compactly arranged cells.

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

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

Between the ectoderm and entoderm of the gastrula, in the space occupied by the supporting membrane of hydra, a new layer of cells, the mesoderm, appears.

From The Whence and the Whither of Man A Brief History of His Origin and Development through Conformity to Environment; Being the Morse Lectures of 1895 by Tyler, John Mason

These longitudinal folds of the entoderm proceed from the primitive mouth, or from its lower and hinder edge.

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