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enteron

[ en-tuh-ron, -ter-uhn ]

noun

, Anatomy, Zoology.
, plural en·ter·a [en, -ter-, uh].
  1. the alimentary canal; the digestive tract.


enteron

/ ˈɛntəˌrɒn /

noun

  1. the alimentary canal, esp of an embryo or a coelenterate
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of enteron1

1835–45; < New Latin < Greek énteron intestine
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Word History and Origins

Origin of enteron1

C19: via New Latin from Greek: intestine; related to Latin inter between
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Example Sentences

The primitive enteron or undifferentiated digestive sac of a gastrula or other embryo.

The endoderm, on the other hand, gives rise to the lining of the enteron, and of the glands which open into it.

Enteric: relating to the digestive canal or enteron.

An outline drawing, from the ventral aspect, of the enteron of an embryo of 20 cm. length, at about the time of hatching; made from a dissection.

The former, to which they limited the use of the word coelom, and which is developed directly or indirectly from the enteron, is found in Annelida, Arthropoda, Echinodermata, Chordata, &c.

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