somatopleure
English
editEtymology
editFrom somato- + Ancient Greek πλευρά (pleurá, “side”).
Noun
editsomatopleure (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
editSee also
editReferences
edit- “somatopleure” in Farlex Partner Medical Dictionary. (2012).
French
editNoun
editsomatopleure m (plural somatopleures)
Further reading
edit- “somatopleure”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.