ENDODERM

endoderm: translation

n. [Gr. endon, within; derma, skin]

1. The innermost cell layer of the embryo forming the epithelium of the archenteron, endoblast, entoderm, and hypoblast.

2. (CNIDARIA)

Layer of cells lining the gastrovascular cavity.

3. (PORIFERA)

see pinacoderm.

endoderm: translation

A germ layer lying remote from the surface of the embryo that gives rise to internal tissues such as gut. Contrast mesoderm and ectoderm.

энтодерма