entoderm

[ en-tuh-durm ]

noun

, Embryology.

1. endoderm.

entoderm

/ ˈɛntəʊˌdɜːm /

noun

1. embryol another name for endoderm

Derived Forms

• ˌentoˈdermal, adjective

Other Words From

• en·to·der·mal [en-t, uh, -, dur, -m, uh, l], ento·dermic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of entoderm¹

First recorded in 1875–80; ento- + -derm

Example Sentences

C. From the third layer of the embryo, the entoderm, arises:—   The fat and the marrow.

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They are developed from the entoderm of the third and fourth branchial grooves.

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The inner layer we call the entoderm, the outer the ectoderm; and the "primitive mouth" is known as the blastopore.

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Endoderm: the inner layer of the blastoderm in the embryo, giving origin to the mid-intestine and other visceral organs: see entoderm.

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The entoderm, which has the appearance of being thickened because of the fact that the notochord has not yet completely separated from it, is continuous, through the blastopore, with the ectoderm.

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