Etymology

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Today it means: A layer of embryonic cells formed from the mesoderm and endoderm that develops into the wall of the viscera. Full definition →

Ancient Greek σπλάγχνα
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromσπλάγχνα“viscera”
  2. English todaysplanchnopleure

From Ancient Greek σπλάγχνα (splánkhna, “viscera”) + πλευρά (pleurá, “a side of something”).

Words from the same roots

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Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.