enteron

[ en-tuh-ron, -ter-uh n ]

/ ˈɛn təˌrɒn, -tər ən /

the alimentary canal; the digestive tract.

Origin of enteron

1835–45; < New Latin < Greek énteron intestine

This structure as has been noted above, is quite distinct from the other parts of the enteron.

Development of the Digestive Canal of the American Alligator |Albert M. Reese
A reconstruction, plotted from transverse sections, of the enteron of an embryo of about the age of the one shown in figure 6.

Development of the Digestive Canal of the American Alligator |Albert M. Reese
Because of the lack of properly fixed tissue no sections of the enteron of this stage were made.

Development of the Digestive Canal of the American Alligator |Albert M. Reese
In A the shell-gland and the mouth and the rudiment of the enteron are shown; primitive mesoderm cells.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 2 |Various

The openings of the Wolffian ducts, wdo, are seen at the lower end of the section of the enteron.

Development of the Digestive Canal of the American Alligator |Albert M. Reese

enteron

/ (ˈɛntəˌrɒn) /

the alimentary canal, esp of an embryo or a coelenterate

C19: via New Latin from Greek: intestine; related to Latin inter between

enteron

[ ĕn′tə-rŏn′ ]

The alimentary canal; the intestines.