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

• somatopleural
• somatopleuric

See also

• splanchnopleure

References

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

French

Noun

somatopleure m (plural somatopleures)

1. somatopleure

Further reading

• “somatopleure”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.