endoderm (redirected from endoderms)

en·do·derm  (nd-dûrm) also en·to·derm (nt-)

n.

The innermost of the three primary germ layers of an animal embryo, developing into the gastrointestinal tract, the lungs, and associated structures. Also called hypoblast.

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endo·dermal adj.

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endoderm [ˈɛndəʊˌdɜːm], entoderm

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) the inner germ layer of an animal embryo, which gives rise to the lining of the digestive and respiratory tracts See also ectoderm, mesoderm

endodermal , endodermic, entodermal, entodermic adj

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endoderm  (nd-dûrm)

The innermost of the primary germ layers of an animal embryo. In vertebrates, the endoderm gives rise to the respiratory tract, gastrointestinal tract (except mouth and anus), glands associated with the gastrointestinal tract, bladder, and urethra. Compare ectodermmesoderm

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Noun

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endoderm - the inner germ layer that develops into the lining of the digestive and respiratory systems endoblast, entoblast, entoderm, hypoblast germ layer - (embryology) any of the 3 layers of cells differentiated in embryos following gastrulation