somatopleure
English
Etymology
From somato- + Ancient Greek πλευρά (pleurá, “side”).
Noun
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
- somatopleural
- somatopleuric
See also
- splanchnopleure
References
- “somatopleure” in Farlex Partner Medical Dictionary. (2012).
French
Noun
somatopleure m (plural somatopleures)
- somatopleure
Further reading
- “somatopleure”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.