Endoderm

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Hypoblast \Hy"po*blast\, n. [Pref. hypo- + -blast.] (Biol.)
     The inner or lower layer of the blastoderm; -- called also
     {endoderm}, {entoderm}, and sometimes {hypoderm}. See Illust.
     of {Blastoderm}, {Delamination}, and {Ectoderm}.
     [1913 Webster]



From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Endoderm \En"do*derm\, n. [Endo- + Gr. ? skin.] (Biol.)
     (a) The inner layer of the skin or integument of an animal.
     (b) The innermost layer of the blastoderm and the structures
         derived from it; the hypoblast; the entoblast. See
         Illust. of {Ectoderm}. Endodermal

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  endoderm
       n : the inner germ layer that develops into the lining of the
           digestive and respiratory systems [syn: {entoderm}, {endoblast},
            {entoblast}, {hypoblast}]