splanchnopleure
(splăngkˈnə-plo͝orˌ)
noun A layer of embryonic cells formed in vertebrates by association of part of the mesoderm with the endoderm and developing into the wall of the viscera.
Origin:
Origin: New Latin splanchnopleura
Origin: : splanchno-, of viscera; see splanchnology
Origin: + Greek pleura, side
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Related Forms:
- splanchˌno·pleurˈic adjective
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