somatopleure

American

[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.

somatopleure British

/ 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

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Other Word Forms

somatopleural adjective
somatopleuric adjective

Etymology

Origin of somatopleure

From the New Latin word somatopleura, dating back to 1870–75. See somato-, pleura

Example Sentences

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Embryology.—As the mesoderm is gradually spreading over the embryo it splits into two layers, the outer of which is known as the somatopleure and lines the parietal or ectodermal wall, while the inner lines the entoderm and is called the splanchnopleure; between the two is the coelom.

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