somatopleure
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.