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somatopleure
[ suh-mat-uh-ploor, soh-muh-tuh- ]
noun
, Embryology.
- the double layer formed by the association of the upper layer of the lateral plate of mesoderm with the overlying ectoderm, functioning in the formation of the body wall and amnion.
somatopleure
/ ˈsəʊmətəˌplʊə; -ˌplɜː /
noun
- a mass of tissue in embryo vertebrates that is formed by fusion of the ectoderm with the outer layer of mesoderm: develops into the amnion, chorion, and part of the body wall
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Derived Forms
- ˌsomatoˈpleural, adjective
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Other Words From
- so·mato·pleural so·mato·pleuric adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of somatopleure1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of somatopleure1
C19: from New Latin somatopleura, from somato- + Greek pleura a side
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Example Sentences
Embryology.—As the mesoderm is gradually spreading over the embryo it splits into two layers, the outer of which is known as the somatopleure and lines the parietal or ectodermal wall, while the inner lines the entoderm and is called the splanchnopleure; between the two is the coelom.
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