archenteron
[ ahr-ken-tuh-ron ]
/ ɑrˈkɛn təˌrɒn /
noun, plural arch·en·ter·a [ahr-ken-ter-uh] /ɑrˈkɛn tər ə/. Embryology.
the primitive enteron or digestive cavity of a gastrula.
Also called
primitive gut.
OTHER WORDS FROM archenteron
arch·en·ter·ic [ahr-kuh n-ter-ik] /ˌɑr kənˈtɛr ɪk/, adjectiveWords nearby archenteron
archegoniophore,
archegonium,
archemorus,
archencephalon,
archenemy,
archenteron,
archeo-,
archeoastronomy,
archeocyte,
archeokinetic,
archeology
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British Dictionary definitions for archenteron
archenteron
/ (ɑːˈkɛntəˌrɒn) /
noun
the cavity within an embryo at the gastrula stage of development that eventually becomes the digestive cavity
Derived forms of archenteron
archenteric (ˌɑːkənˈtɛrɪk), adjectiveWord Origin for archenteron
C19: from Greek
arkhē beginning +
enteron intestine
Medical definitions for archenteron
archenteron
[ är-kĕn′tə-rŏn′, -tər-ən ]
n.
gastrocele