a mass of tissue in embryo vertebrates that is formed by fusion of the ectoderm with the outer layer of mesoderm: develops into the amnion, chorion, and part of the body wall
Derived forms
somatopleural (ˌsomatoˈpleural) or somatopleuric (ˌsomatoˈpleuric)
adjective
Word origin
C19: from New Latin somatopleura, from somato- + Greek pleura a side
somatopleure in American English
(ˈsoʊmətəˌplʊr; soʊˈmætəˌplʊr)
noun
Embryology
a mass of tissue formed from the fusion of the ectoderm and the outer of the twolayers of the mesoderm, forming much of the body wall and the amnion and chorion