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splanchnopleure
[ splangk-nuh-ploor ]
/ ˈsplæŋk nəˌplʊər /
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noun Embryology.
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.
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splanch·no·pleu·ral, splanch·no·pleu·ric, adjectiveWords nearby splanchnopleure
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Medical definitions for splanchnopleure
splanchnopleure
[ splăngk′nə-plur′ ]
n.
A layer of embryonic cells formed by association of part of the mesoderm with the endoderm and developing into the wall of the viscera.
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splanch′no•pleur′ic adj.The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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