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somatopleure

One entry found for somatopleure.
Main Entry: so·mato·pleure
Pronunciation: sO-'ma-t&-"plur
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin somatopleura, from somat- + Greek pleura side
: a complex fold of tissue in the embryo of a craniate vertebrate consisting of an outer layer of mesoderm together with the ectoderm that sheathes it and giving rise to the amnion and chorion