splanchnopleure

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noun

A layer of embryonic cells formed from the mesoderm and endoderm that develops into the wall of the viscera.

OriginAncient Greek σπλάγχνα →
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Meanings

nounsplanchnopleure (plural splanchnopleures)

plural splanchnopleures

  1. A layer of embryonic cells formed from the mesoderm and endoderm that develops into the wall of the viscera.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekσπλάγχνα“viscera”
  2. Englishsplanchnopleure

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

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APA

splanchnopleure. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/splanchnopleure

MLA

“splanchnopleure.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/splanchnopleure. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “splanchnopleure,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/splanchnopleure.

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