somatopleure
[ suh-mat-uh-ploor, soh-muh-tuh- ]
/ səˈmæt əˌplʊər, ˈsoʊ mə tə- /
noun Embryology.
the double layer formed by the association of the upper layer of the lateral plate of mesoderm with the overlying ectoderm, functioning in the formation of the body wall and amnion.
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so·mat·o·pleu·ral, so·mat·o·pleu·ric, adjectiveWords nearby somatopleure
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British Dictionary definitions for somatopleure
somatopleure
/ (ˈsəʊmətəˌplʊə, -ˌplɜː) /
noun
a mass of tissue in embryo vertebrates that is formed by fusion of the ectoderm with the outer layer of mesoderm: develops into the amnion, chorion, and part of the body wall
Derived forms of somatopleure
somatopleural or somatopleuric, adjectiveWord Origin for somatopleure
C19: from New Latin somatopleura, from somato- + Greek pleura a side
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Medical definitions for somatopleure
somatopleure
[ sō-măt′ə-plur′, sō′mə-tə- ]
n.
A complex sheet of embryonic cells formed by association of part of the mesoderm with the ectoderm and developing as the internal body wall.
Other words from somatopleure
so•mat′o•pleu′ral (-plur′əl) null adj.The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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