archenteron

[ ahr-ken-tuh-ron ]

noun

, Embryology.

, plural arch·en·ter·a [ahr-, ken, -ter-, uh].

1. the primitive enteron or digestive cavity of a gastrula.

archenteron

/ ˌɑːkənˈtɛrɪk; ɑːˈkɛntəˌrɒn /

noun

1. the cavity within an embryo at the gastrula stage of development that eventually becomes the digestive cavity

Derived Forms

• archenteric, adjective

Other Words From

• arch·en·ter·ic [ahr-k, uh, n-, ter, -ik], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of archenteron¹

1875–80; arch- ² + enteron ( def )

Word History and Origins

Origin of archenteron¹

C19: from Greek arkhē beginning + enteron intestine

Example Sentences

The other part of the archenteron wall make the Allantois, the hind gut and the bladder.

From Project Gutenberg

The part of the archenteron that remains within the embryo proper begins in this third week to be moulded into the head-cavity.

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While the above external changes take place the archenteron undergoes considerable modifications.

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The archenteron always gives rise to outgrowths which form the peritoneal membrane and water-vascular systems.

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All the free forms are nearly alike in their earliest stage after the formation of the archenteron.

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