endoderm

noun

endoderm

noun

US /ˌen.doʊˈdɝː.m/

Etymology From endo- + -derm.

Anatomy, Biology, Medicine, Natural sciences, Sciences One of the three tissue layers in the embryo of a metazoan animal, which will produce through development, the digestive system of the adult.

Derived terms: endodermal, endodermic, endomorph, mesendoderm, mesoendoderm
Coordinate terms: ectoderm, mesoderm

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