somatopleure

[ suh-mat-uh-ploor, soh-muh-tuh- ]

noun

, Embryology.

1. 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

1. 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

Derived Forms

• ˌsomatoˈpleural, adjective

Other Words From

• so·mato·pleural so·mato·pleuric adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of somatopleure¹

From the New Latin word somatopleura, dating back to 1870–75. See somato-, pleura

Word History and Origins

Origin of somatopleure¹

C19: from New Latin somatopleura, from somato- + Greek pleura a side

Example Sentences

The mesoblast of the somatopleure is continued into the opaque area as a single layer of spindle-shaped cells.

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At the junction of somatopleure and splanchnopleure they are more rounded than elsewhere.

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In this way the embryo becomes surrounded by a series of folds of thin somatopleure, which form a continuous wall all round it.

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This second fold gives rise to the amnion, and is limited entirely to the somatopleure.

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The part of the somatopleure, which grows round it, is to be regarded as a modified portion of the ventral wall of the body.

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