splanchnopleure

[ splangk-nuh-ploo r ]
/ ˈsplæŋk nəˌplʊər /

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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Origin of splanchnopleure

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

OTHER WORDS FROM splanchnopleure

splanch·no·pleu·ral, splanch·no·pleu·ric, adjective

Words nearby splanchnopleure

splanchnocele, splanchnodiastasis, splanchnolith, splanchnomegaly, splanchnopathy, splanchnopleure, splanchnoptosis, splanchnosclerosis, splanchnoskeletal, splanchnoskeleton, splanchnotribe
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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.

Other words from splanchnopleure

splanch′no•pleur′ic adj.
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