Somatopleure Definition
sō-mătə-plo͝or, sōmə-tə-
noun
A mass of tissue formed from the fusion of the ectoderm and the outer of the two layers of the mesoderm, forming much of the body wall and the amnion and chorion.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Somatopleure
Noun
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somatopleurePlural:
somatopleuresOrigin of Somatopleure
New Latin somatopleura somato– Greek pleura side
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Ancient Greek body + side.
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