Medical Dictionary
somatopleure
noun so·ma·to·pleure
\sō-ˈmat-ə-ˌplu̇(ə)r, ˈsō-mət-ə-\
\sō-ˈmat-ə-ˌplu̇(ə)r, ˈsō-mət-ə-\
Medical Definition of SOMATOPLEURE
: a complex fold of tissue in the embryo of craniate vertebrates that consists of an outer layer of mesoderm together with the ectoderm ensheathing it and that gives rise to the amnion and chorion—compare splanchnopleure
—so·ma·to·pleu·ric \sō-ˌmat-ə-ˈplu̇r-ik, ˌsō-mət-ə-\ adjective
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