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EnglishTHE SCHOLAR'S LEXICON

archenteron

/ahr-ken-tuh-ron/US // ɑrˈkɛn təˌrɒn //UK // (ɑːˈkɛntəˌrɒn) //

拱形龙,弧形的

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural arch·en·ter·a [ahr-ken-ter-uh]. /ɑrˈkɛn tər ə/. Embryology.

    • : the primitive enteron or digestive cavity of a gastrula.

Examples

  • The other part of the archenteron wall make the Allantois, the hind gut and the bladder.

  • The part of the archenteron that remains within the embryo proper begins in this third week to be moulded into the head-cavity.

  • While the above external changes take place the archenteron undergoes considerable modifications.

  • The archenteron always gives rise to outgrowths which form the peritoneal membrane and water-vascular systems.

  • All the free forms are nearly alike in their earliest stage after the formation of the archenteron.

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