splanchnopleure

[ splangk-nuh-ploor ]

noun

, Embryology.

1. the double layer formed by the association of the lower layer of the lateral plate of mesoderm with the underlying entoderm, which develops into the embryonic viscera.

Other Words From

• splanchno·pleural splanchno·pleuric adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of splanchnopleure¹

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

Example Sentences

The heart is undoubtedly formed out of the mesoblast of the splanchnopleure only.

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At the junction of somatopleure and splanchnopleure they are more rounded than elsewhere.

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It shews the formation of the heart (ht) as a cavity between the splanchnopleure and the wall of the throat.

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Between the two limbs, and closely adjoining the splanchnopleure, is seen the heart (ht).

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The splanchnopleure also envelops it, so that, morphologically speaking, the yolk lies within the mesenteron.

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