splanchnopleure
[ splangk-nuh-ploo r ]
/ ˈsplæŋk nəˌplʊər /
noun Embryology.
the double layer formed by the association of the lower layer of the lateral plate of mesoderm with the underlying entoderm, which develops into the embryonic viscera.
Compare
somatopleure.
Origin of splanchnopleure
OTHER WORDS FROM splanchnopleure
splanch·no·pleu·ral, splanch·no·pleu·ric, adjectiveWords nearby splanchnopleure
Example sentences from the Web for splanchnopleural
The cleavage of the mesoblast is still progressing, and the yolk is completely invested by a splanchnopleural sack.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume III (of 4) |Francis Maitland Balfour
Medical definitions for splanchnopleural
splanchnopleure
[ splăngk′nə-plur′ ]
n.
A layer of embryonic cells formed by association of part of the mesoderm with the endoderm and developing into the wall of the viscera.