'Endoderm' definitions:

Definition of 'endoderm'

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noun
The inner germ layer that develops into the lining of the digestive and respiratory systems [syn: endoderm, entoderm, endoblast, entoblast, hypoblast]

Definition of 'Endoderm'

From: GCIDE
  • Endoderm \En"do*derm\, n. [Endo- + Gr. ? skin.] (Biol.) (a) The inner layer of the skin or integument of an animal. (b) The innermost layer of the blastoderm and the structures derived from it; the hypoblast; the entoblast. See Illust. of Ectoderm. Endodermal

Definition of 'endoderm'

From: GCIDE
  • Hypoblast \Hy"po*blast\, n. [Pref. hypo- + -blast.] (Biol.) The inner or lower layer of the blastoderm; -- called also endoderm, entoderm, and sometimes hypoderm. See Illust. of Blastoderm, Delamination, and Ectoderm. [1913 Webster]

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