somatopleural

Variant of somatopleure

somatopleure definition

so·ma·to·pleure (-plo̵or′)

noun

Embryology 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

Etymology: somato- + Gr pleura, a side

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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