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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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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
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