browse words by letter
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
i
j
k
l
m
n
o
p
q
r
s
t
u
v
w
x
y
z
somatopleure |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Somatopleure \So"ma*to*pleure\, n. [Gr. sw^ma, sw`matos, body + pleyra` side.] (Anat.) The outer, or parietal, one of the two lamell[ae] into which the vertebrate blastoderm divides on either side of the notochord, and from which the walls of the body and the amnion are developed. See {Splanchnopleure}.
This work is licensed under a
