somatopleure

[ suh-mat-uh-ploo r, soh-muh-tuh- ]
/ səˈmæt əˌplʊər, ˈsoʊ mə tə- /

noun Embryology.

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.
Compare splanchnopleure.

Origin of somatopleure

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

OTHER WORDS FROM somatopleure

so·mat·o·pleu·ral, so·mat·o·pleu·ric, adjective

Words nearby somatopleure

somatomammotropin, somatomedin, somatopathic, somatopathy, somatoplasm, somatopleure, somatopsychic, somatopsychosis, somatosensory, somatosensory cortex, somatosexual

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British Dictionary definitions for somatopleure

somatopleure
/ (ˈsəʊmətəˌplʊə, -ˌplɜː) /

noun

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 of somatopleure

somatopleural or somatopleuric, adjective

Word Origin for somatopleure

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

Medical definitions for somatopleure

somatopleure
[ sō-măt′ə-plur′, sō′mə-tə- ]

n.

A complex sheet of embryonic cells formed by association of part of the mesoderm with the ectoderm and developing as the internal body wall.

Other words from somatopleure

so•mat′o•pleu′ral (-plur′əl) null adj.