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Definition of Splanchnopleure

1. n. The inner, or visceral, one of the two lamellæ into which the vertebrate blastoderm divides on either side of the notochord, and from which the walls of the enteric canal and the umbilical vesicle are developed. See Somatopleure.

Definition of Splanchnopleure

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

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Medical Definition of Splanchnopleure

1. The inner, or visceral, one of the two lamellae into which the vertebrate blastoderm divides on either side of the notochord, and from which the walls of the enteric canal and the umbilical vesicle are developed. See Somatopleure. Splanchnopleu"ric. Origin: Gr. An entrail + side. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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