ENTERON Definition & Meaning

enteron

[ en-tuh-ron, -ter-uhn ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

Anatomy, Zoology.

plural entera

the alimentary canal; the digestive tract.

enteron

/ ˈɛ�Գ�əˌ��ɒ�� /

noun

the alimentary canal, esp of an embryo or a coelenterate

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of enteron¹

1835–45; < New Latin < Greek é�Գٱ��ǲ� intestine

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of enteron¹

C19: via New Latin from Greek: intestine; related to Latin inter between

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The primitive enteron or undifferentiated digestive sac of a gastrula or other embryo.

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The endoderm, on the other hand, gives rise to the lining of the enteron, and of the glands which open into it.

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Enteric: relating to the digestive canal or enteron.

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An outline drawing, from the ventral aspect, of the enteron of an embryo of 20 cm. length, at about the time of hatching; made from a dissection.

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The former, to which they limited the use of the word coelom, and which is developed directly or indirectly from the enteron, is found in Annelida, Arthropoda, Echinodermata, Chordata, &c.

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