somatopleure
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From somato- + Ancient Greek πλευρά (pleurá, “side”).
Noun[edit]
somatopleure (plural somatopleures)
- (embryology) A fold of tissue, in the embryo of a vertebrate, from which the walls of the body and the amnion develop.
Derived terms[edit]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- “somatopleure” in Farlex Partner Medical Dictionary. (2012).
French[edit]
Noun[edit]
somatopleure m (plural somatopleures)
Further reading[edit]
- “somatopleure”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.