somatopleure

English

Etymology

From somato- +‎ Ancient Greek πλευρά (pleurá, “side”).

Noun

somatopleure (plural somatopleures)

  1. (embryology) A fold of tissue, in the embryo of a vertebrate, from which the walls of the body and the amnion develop.

Derived terms

See also

References

  • “somatopleure” in Farlex Partner Medical Dictionary. (2012).

French

Noun

somatopleure m (plural somatopleures)

  1. somatopleure

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