Splanchnopleure Definition
splăngknə-plo͝or
noun
A layer of cells in a vertebrate embryo, formed by association of part of the mesoderm with the endoderm and developing into the wall of the viscera.
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Noun
Singular:
splanchnopleure
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splanchnopleuresOrigin of Splanchnopleure
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New Latin splanchnopleura splanchno- of viscera splanchnology Greek pleura side
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Ancient Greek σπλάγχνα (splankha, “viscera") + πλευρά (pleura, “a side of something")
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