ento-

Stress is usually determined by a subsequent element and vowels may be reduced accordingly.

Forms: before a vowel also ent-.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin ento-.

Etymology: < scientific Latin ento- (in e.g. entosternum entosternum n. ) < ancient Greek ἐντός within, inside ( < the same Indo-European base as classical Latin intus < the Indo-European base of ancient Greek ἐν in (see en- prefix²) + the Indo-European base of ancient Greek -τός ); compare -o- connective.Compare French ento-, German ento-.

In many compounds of modern formation relating to anatomy and biology.

entoblast n.

Brit.

/ˈɛntə(ʊ)blɑːst/

/ˈɛntə(ʊ)blast/

U.S.

/ˈɛn(t)əˌblæst/

(a) the nucleolus of a cell; (b) an inner germ-layer of an embryo; = endoblast n. at endo- prefix and comb. form , hypoblast n. 2. [After German Entoblast (1853 or earlier).]

ΚΠ

1864 Webster's Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. Entoblast, the nucleolus of a cell.

1892 E. L. Mark tr. O. Hertwig Text-bk. Embryol. v. 86 The inner germ-layer (entoblast or entoderm) lines the cœlenteron and provides for nutrition.

1926 H. E. Jordan & J. E. Kindred Textbk. Embryol. ix. 67 We are compelled to postulate an earlier solid stage of the blastula in which ectoblast (epiblast) and entoblast (hypoblast) are prelocalized.

1945 W. J. Hamilton et al. Human Embryol. viii. 105 An entoblast which gives origin to the epithelial linings of the digestive and respiratory tracts.

entobranchiate adj.

Brit.

/ˌɛntə(ʊ)ˈbraŋkɪeɪt/

/ˌɛntə(ʊ)ˈbraŋkɪət/

U.S.

/ˌɛn(t)əˈbræŋkiˌeɪt/

/ˌɛn(t)əˈbræŋkiət/

Zoology having concealed or internal gills.

ΚΠ

1888 G. Rolleston & W. H. Jackson Animal Life 560 In the Cidaridae or Entobranchiate Desmosticha.

entocalcaneal adj.

Brit.

/ˌɛntə(ʊ)kalˈkeɪnɪəl/

U.S.

/ˌɛn(t)əˌkælˈkeɪniəl/

/ˌɛn(t)oʊˌkælˈkeɪniəl/

(see quot. and calcaneal adj.).

ΚΠ

1854 R. Owen in Circle of Sci. (c1865) II. 74/1 One [process], called the ‘entocalcaneal’, projects from below the entocondyloid cavity, and from the back part of the upper end of the entometatarse.

entochondral adj.

Brit.

/ˌɛntə(ʊ)ˈkɒndr(ə)l/

U.S.

/ˌɛn(t)əˈkɑndrəl/

Anatomy situated or occurring within cartilage.

ΚΠ

1889 A. Macalister Text-bk. Human Anat. 38 The mesoblastic tissue..is replaced by bone in either of two ways, which are called respectively ectochondral and entochondral ossification.

entocodon n.

Brit.

/ˌɛntə(ʊ)ˈkəʊdɒn/

U.S.

/ˌɛn(t)əˈkoʊd(ə)n/

/ˌɛn(t)əˈkoʊˌdɑn/

(see quot.).

ΚΠ

1888 G. Rolleston & W. H. Jackson Animal Life 747 The bell and velum are formed..from an entocodon or ectodermic thickening.

entocoele n.

Brit.

/ˈɛntə(ʊ)siːl/

U.S.

/ˈɛn(t)əˌsil/

Zoology that portion of the gut-cavity of certain polyps which lies between a pair of mesenteries (see quot. 1885).

ΚΠ

1885 G. H. Fowler in Q. Jrnl. Microsc. Sci. XXV. 578 For the chambers (Radialtaschen, Loges,) into which the cœlenteron is periaxially divided by the mesenteries, I am compelled to coin new names; to those chambers which lie between a ‘pair’ of mesenteries the term entocœle is applied..; to those chambers of which one lies between every two pairs of mesenteries the term exocœle.

1902 Trans. Linn. Soc. Oct. 304 The appearance of a new mesenterial pair is followed very closely by the outgrowth of a tentacle from its entocœle.

1963 L. A. Borradaile & F. A. Potts Invertebrata (ed. 4) v. 182 In the typical sea-anemone..and in coral polyps..the secondary mesenteries..are situated in the spaces between two adjacent pairs (exocoeles), never between two members of a pair (entocoeles).

entocoelic adj.

Brit.

/ˌɛntə(ʊ)ˈsiːlɪk/

U.S.

/ˌɛn(t)əˈsilɪk/

ΚΠ

1888 Q. Jrnl. Microsc. Sci. 28 5 The tentacles are probably entocœlic only.

1902 Trans. Linn. Soc. Oct. 304 The tentacles are outgrowths of both the entocœlic and exocœlic mesenterial chambers.

entocondyloid adj.

Brit.

/ˌɛntə(ʊ)ˈkɒndᵻlɔɪd/

U.S.

/ˌɛn(t)əˈkɑndəˌlɔɪd/

(see quot.). [ < ento- + ancient Greek κόνδυλος knuckle (see condyle n.) + -oid suffix.]

ΚΠ

1854 R. Owen in Circle of Sci. (c1865) II. 74/1 The inner of the two cavities for the condyles..is the ‘entocondyloid’ cavity.

1854 R. Owen Struct. Skeleton & Teeth in Orr's Circle Sci.: Org. Nature I. 254 The brachial artery pierces the entocondyloid ridge.

entocuneiform adj.

Brit.

/ˌɛntə(ʊ)ˈkjuːn(ɪ)ᵻfɔːm/

/ˌɛntə(ʊ)kjuːˈniːᵻfɔːm/

/ˌɛntə(ʊ)kjuːˈneɪᵻfɔːm/

U.S.

/ˌɛn(t)əˌkjuˈniəˌfɔrm/

/ˌɛn(t)oʊˌkjuˈniəˌfɔrm/

/ˌɛn(t)əˈkjun(i)əˌfɔrm/

(see quot. and cuneiform adj. and n.).

ΚΠ

1854 R. Owen in Circle of Sci. (c1865) II. 81/2 The entocuneiform bone.

1873 St. G. Mivart Lessons Elem. Anat. v. 186 Of the three cuneiform bones, the innermost, the ento-cuneiform is the largest.

entocyst n.

Brit.

/ˈɛntə(ʊ)sɪst/

U.S.

/ˈɛn(t)əˌsɪst/

(see quot. and cyst n.).

ΚΠ

1884 New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon Entocyst, the inner layer of the cuticular envelope of the Polyzoa.

entoderm n.

Brit.

/ˈɛntə(ʊ)dəːm/

U.S.

/ˈɛn(t)əˌdərm/

the outer layer of the blastoderm, also called hypoblast. [After German Entoderm (1846 or earlier).]

ΚΠ

1879 tr. E. Haeckel Evol. Man I. iii. 67 The lower, which forms the organs of digestion and reproduction, Huxley called the Entoderm, or Inner-layer.

1892Entoderm [see entoblast n.].

entodermal adj.

Brit.

/ˌɛntə(ʊ)ˈdəːml/

U.S.

/ˌɛn(t)əˈdərm(ə)l/

= endodermal adj. at endoderm n. Derivatives.

ΚΠ

1884 A. Sedgwick & F. G. Heathcote tr. C. Claus Elem. Text-bk. Zool.: Protozoa to Insecta iii. 100 The entodermal lining of the gastro-vascular canals.

entodermic adj.

Brit.

/ˌɛntə(ʊ)ˈdəːmɪk/

U.S.

/ˌɛn(t)əˈdərmɪk/

= endodermic adj. at endoderm n. Derivatives.

ΚΠ

1886 A. H. Buck Ref. Handbk. Med. Sci. III. 172/1 The division of the margin of the ectodermal disk into two parts, one resting directly on the entodermic yoke.

entogastric adj.

Brit.

/ˌɛntə(ʊ)ˈɡastrɪk/

U.S.

/ˌɛn(t)əˈɡæstrɪk/

[see gastric adj.] pertaining to the interior of the stomach or of the gastric cavity.

ΚΠ

1877 T. H. Huxley Man. Anat. Invertebrated Animals iii. 150 The details of this process of entogastric gemmation have been traced by Haeckel in Carmarina hastata.

entoglossal adj.

Brit.

/ˌɛntə(ʊ)ˈɡlɒsl/

U.S.

/ˌɛn(t)əˈɡlɔs(ə)l/

/ˌɛn(t)əˈɡlɑs(ə)l/

a term applied to one of the bones of the hyoidean arch in some fishes, which supports the tongue.

ΚΠ

1878 F. J. Bell & E. R. Lankester tr. C. Gegenbaur Elements Compar. Anat. 472 The rudimentary first arch fuses to form the so-called entoglossal bone.

entomere n.

Brit.

/ˈɛntə(ʊ)mɪə/

U.S.

/ˈɛn(t)əˌmɪ(ə)r/

Embryology each of the more granular cells produced by segmentation of the primitive ovum.

ΚΠ

1890 J. S. Billings National Med. Dict. I. 455/1 Entomere.

entometatarse n.

Brit.

/ˌɛntə(ʊ)ˈmɛtətɑːs/

U.S.

/ˌɛn(t)əˈmɛdəˌtɑrs/

the bones between the tarsus and the toes.

ΚΠ

entoparasite n.

Brit.

/ˌɛntə(ʊ)ˈparəsʌɪt/

U.S.

/ˌɛn(t)əˈpɛrəˌsaɪt/

(see quot. 1861). [Compare French entoparasite (1847 or earlier), German Entoparasit (1827 or earlier).]

ΚΠ

1861 R. T. Hulme tr. C. H. Moquin-Tandon Elements Med. Zool. ii. vii. 324 Some writers have proposed to call them [Entozoa] Ento-parasites.

1876 C. H. Davis Narr. North Polar Exped. Ship Polaris App. 653 All the animals should be examined for ecto- and ento-parasites.

entoparasitic adj.

Brit.

/ˌɛntə(ʊ)parəˈsɪtɪk/

U.S.

/ˌɛn(t)əˌpɛrəˈsɪdɪk/

/ˌɛn(t)oʊˌpɛrəˈsɪdɪk/

ΚΠ

1861 H. Macmillan Footnotes from Nature 167 Animals of feeble vitality..are rarely, if ever, free from these ento-parasitic plants.

entoperipheral adj.

Brit.

/ˌɛntə(ʊ)pᵻˈrɪf(ə)rəl/

/ˌɛntə(ʊ)pᵻˈrɪf(ə)rl̩/

U.S.

/ˌɛn(t)əpəˈrɪf(ə)rəl/

/ˌɛn(t)oʊpəˈrɪf(ə)rəl/

(see quot. and peripheral adj. and n.).

ΚΠ

1870 H. Spencer Princ. Psychol. (ed. 2) I. ii. vii. 250 Those [feelings] internally initiated, which we may conveniently call ento-peripheral.

entophyte n.

Brit.

/ˈɛntə(ʊ)fʌɪt/

U.S.

/ˈɛn(t)əˌfaɪt/

a plant growing within the substance of other plants or animals. [Compare scientific Latin entophyta (1816 or earlier), French entophyte, German Entophyt (both 1817 or earlier).]

ΚΠ

1861 H. Macmillan Footnotes from Nature 167 Upwards of ten species of entophytes have already been discovered parasitic upon man.

entophytic adj.

Brit.

/ˌɛntə(ʊ)ˈfɪtɪk/

U.S.

/ˌɛn(t)əˈfɪdɪk/

ΚΠ

1849–52 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. IV. i. 118/1 This substance [White Thrush] is in part ento~phytic.

1861 H. Macmillan Footnotes from Nature 227 Entophytic fungi spring from beneath the cuticle of living plants.

entoplastral adj.

Brit.

/ˌɛntə(ʊ)ˈplastr(ə)l/

U.S.

/ˌɛn(t)əˈplæstrəl/

pertaining to the entoplastron.

ΚΠ

1895 R. Lydekker Royal Nat. Hist. V. 77 Owing to the absence of the unpaired entoplastral bone.

entoplastron n.

Brit.

/ˌɛntə(ʊ)ˈplastr(ə)n/

U.S.

/ˌɛn(t)əˈplæstrən/

in turtles (see quot. 1871).

ΚΠ

1871 T. H. Huxley Man. Anat. Vertebrated Animals v. 202 The entoplastron and the two epiplastra correspond with the median and lateral thoracic plates of the Labyrinthodont Amphibia.

entopterygoid adj.

Brit.

/ˌɛntə(ʊ)(p)ˈtɛrᵻɡɔɪd/

U.S.

/ˌɛn(t)ə(p)ˈtɛrəˌɡɔɪd/

(see quot.).

ΚΠ

1854 R. Owen in Circle of Sci. (c1865) II. 79/1 The entopterygoids.

1880 A. Günther Introd. Study of Fishes 55 The entopterygoid, an oblong and thin bone attached to the inner border of the palatine and pterygoid.

entoptic adj.

Brit.

/ɛnˈtɒptɪk/

/ᵻnˈtɒptɪk/

U.S.

/ɛnˈtɑptɪk/

/ᵻnˈtɑptɪk/

relating to the appearance of the different internal structures of the eye. [After German entoptisch (1814 or earlier).]

ΚΠ

1876 J. Bernstein Five Senses 80 All such phenomena are called entoptic, because they deal with the perceptions of the internal portions of the eye.

1876 Catal. Special Loan Coll. Sci. Apparatus S. Kensington Mus. 551 Apparatus to determine the position of entoptic objects—in the humours of the eye.

entoptics n.

Brit.

/ɛnˈtɒptɪks/

/ᵻnˈtɒptɪks/

U.S.

/ɛnˈtɑptɪks/

/ᵻnˈtɑptɪks/

(see quot.).

ΚΠ

1864 Reader 2 July 11 The light that enters the eye may, under certain conditions, cause one to see objects that exist within the eye-ball; and an investigation of these conditions is called Entoptics.

entosclerite n.

Brit.

/ˌɛntə(ʊ)ˈsklɪərʌɪt/

/ˌɛntə(ʊ)ˈsklɛrʌɪt/

U.S.

/ˌɛn(t)əˈsklɛˌraɪt/

Entomology an internal sclerite.

ΚΠ

1902 Proc. Zool. Soc. 17 June 174 From the middle of its area arises a stout, hooked entosclerite, which projects backwards into the cavity of the prosoma.

entoseptum n.

Brit.

/ˌɛntə(ʊ)ˈsɛptəm/

U.S.

/ˌɛn(t)əˈsɛptəm/

in corals, a septum developed interiorly.

ΚΠ

1885 G. H. Fowler in Q. Jrnl. Microsc. Sci. XXV. 578 The septa lying in these two classes of chambers are similarly called exosepta and entosepta.

1903 Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. Feb. 147 The union of the entoseptum within each pair of the second cycle mesenteries with the adjoining exosepta.

entosolenian adj.

Brit.

/ˌɛntə(ʊ)səˈliːnɪən/

U.S.

/ˌɛn(t)əsəˈliniən/

having an internal neck.

ΚΠ

1897 Smithsonian Rep. (Nat. Mus.) (1899) 306 Lagena Globosa..aperture leading into a short internal neck (entosolenian).

entosternal adj.

Brit.

/ˌɛntə(ʊ)ˈstəːnl/

U.S.

/ˌɛn(t)əˈstərn(ə)l/

pertaining to the entosternum or median piece of the sternum or breastbone, very largely developed in birds. [After French entosternal (1818 or earlier).]

ΚΠ

1835–6 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. I. 284/1 A middle one [i.e. centre] which supports the keel, termed..the entosternal.

1854 R. Owen in Circle of Sci. (c1865) II. 69/2 The median piece of the plastron, called ‘entosternal’, answers to the sternum of the crocodile.

entosternite n.

Brit.

/ˌɛntə(ʊ)ˈstəːnʌɪt/

U.S.

/ˌɛn(t)əˈstərˌnaɪt/

Anatomy an internal fibro-cartilaginous plate giving support to a series of muscles in various arthropods.

ΚΠ

1884 E. R. Lankester in Q. Jrnl. Microsc. Sci. XXI. 547 In order to make a close comparison of these Entosternites, it will be necessary to determine exactly the insertions of the muscles to which they give origin.

1888 G. Rolleston & W. H. Jackson Forms Animal Life (ed. 2) 526 An entosternite or chitinoid fibro-cellular plate.

1902 Nature 25 Sept. 529 The entosternite of Mygale.

entosternum n.

Brit.

/ˌɛntə(ʊ)ˈstəːnəm/

U.S.

/ˌɛn(t)əˈstərnəm/

Entomology an internal process or system of processes of the sternum of an arthropod. [ < scientific Latin entosternum (1821 or earlier) < ento- ento- + sternum sternum n.]

ΚΠ

1902 Encycl. Brit. XXV. 527/2 The affinity between Limulus and the Arachnids, indicated by the presence of a free suspended entosternum or plastron or entosternite in both.

entotic adj.

Brit.

/ɛnˈtɒtɪk/

/ᵻnˈtɒtɪk/

U.S.

/ɛnˈtɑdɪk/

/ᵻnˈtɑdɪk/

pertaining to or occurring in the inner ear. [After German entotisch (1865 or earlier).]

ΚΠ

1878 M. Foster Text Bk. Physiol. (ed. 2) iii. iii. 457 Corresponding to entoptic phenomena there are various entotic phenomena.

entotriceps n.

Brit.

/ɛnˈtɒtrᵻsɛps/

/ᵻnˈtɒtrᵻsɛps/

U.S.

/ɛnˈtɑtrəˌsɛps/

/ᵻnˈtɑtrəˌsɛps/

the inner head of the triceps muscle of the arm.

ΚΠ

1882 B. G. Wilder & S. H. Gage Anat. Technol. 263 The origin of the middle division of the entotriceps.

1882 B. G. Wilder & S. H. Gage Anat. Technol. 266 The cephalic division of the entotriceps.

entotrophous adj.

Brit.

/ɛnˈtɒtrəfəs/

/ᵻnˈtɒtrəfəs/

U.S.

/ɛnˈtɑtrəfəs/

/ᵻnˈtɑtrəfəs/

having the characteristics of the Entotrophi, a suborder of insects whose jaws seem sunk in the head.

ΚΠ

1895 Cambr. Nat. Hist. V. 184 The family Japygidae is..entotrophous.

entotympanic adj.

Brit.

/ˌɛntə(ʊ)tɪmˈpanɪk/

U.S.

/ˌɛn(t)oʊˌtɪmˈpænɪk/

situated within the tympanum or drum of the ear.

ΚΠ

1881 St. G. Mivart Cat 65 An internal, much wider part, the ento-tympanic.

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entorhinal adj.

Brit.

/ˌɛntə(ʊ)ˈrʌɪnl/

U.S.

/ˌɛn(t)əˈraɪn(ə)l/

Anatomy †(a) designating the inner of two fissures bounding the olfactory lobe of the brain of certain mammals (obsolete rare); (b) designating the anterior portion of the parahippocampal gyrus, bounded laterally by the rhinal sulcus.

ΚΠ

1868 R. Owen On Anat. Vertebr. III. xxviiii. 134 The ecto- and ento-rhinal fissures..run into each other where they form the groove lodging the slender ‘crus rhinencephali’ of the human brain. The cerebral folds thus marked out are the entorhinal, [etc.]

1934 Brain 57 524 The entorhinal region receives three types of afferent fibres all ending in the outer three layers [of the cortex].

2006 Science 8 Sept. 1377/3 The earliest detectable sign of the disease [sc. Alzheimer's] is reduced metabolism in the entorhinal cortex, a region closely connected to the hippocampus.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	ento-
释义	ento- Stress is usually determined by a subsequent element and vowels may be reduced accordingly. Forms: before a vowel also ent-. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin ento-. Etymology: < scientific Latin ento- (in e.g. entosternum entosternum n. ) < ancient Greek ἐντός within, inside ( < the same Indo-European base as classical Latin intus < the Indo-European base of ancient Greek ἐν in (see en- prefix²) + the Indo-European base of ancient Greek -τός ); compare -o- connective.Compare French ento-, German ento-. In many compounds of modern formation relating to anatomy and biology. entoblast n. Brit. /ˈɛntə(ʊ)blɑːst/ , /ˈɛntə(ʊ)blast/ , U.S. /ˈɛn(t)əˌblæst/ (a) the nucleolus of a cell; (b) an inner germ-layer of an embryo; = endoblast n. at endo- prefix and comb. form , hypoblast n. 2. [After German Entoblast (1853 or earlier).] ΚΠ 1864 Webster's Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. Entoblast, the nucleolus of a cell. 1892 E. L. Mark tr. O. Hertwig Text-bk. Embryol. v. 86 The inner germ-layer (entoblast or entoderm) lines the cœlenteron and provides for nutrition. 1926 H. E. Jordan & J. E. Kindred Textbk. Embryol. ix. 67 We are compelled to postulate an earlier solid stage of the blastula in which ectoblast (epiblast) and entoblast (hypoblast) are prelocalized. 1945 W. J. Hamilton et al. Human Embryol. viii. 105 An entoblast which gives origin to the epithelial linings of the digestive and respiratory tracts. entobranchiate adj. Brit. /ˌɛntə(ʊ)ˈbraŋkɪeɪt/ , /ˌɛntə(ʊ)ˈbraŋkɪət/ , U.S. /ˌɛn(t)əˈbræŋkiˌeɪt/ , /ˌɛn(t)əˈbræŋkiət/ Zoology having concealed or internal gills. ΚΠ 1888 G. Rolleston & W. H. Jackson Animal Life 560 In the Cidaridae or Entobranchiate Desmosticha. entocalcaneal adj. Brit. /ˌɛntə(ʊ)kalˈkeɪnɪəl/ , U.S. /ˌɛn(t)əˌkælˈkeɪniəl/ , /ˌɛn(t)oʊˌkælˈkeɪniəl/ (see quot. and calcaneal adj.). ΚΠ 1854 R. Owen in Circle of Sci. (c1865) II. 74/1 One [process], called the ‘entocalcaneal’, projects from below the entocondyloid cavity, and from the back part of the upper end of the entometatarse. entochondral adj. Brit. /ˌɛntə(ʊ)ˈkɒndr(ə)l/ , U.S. /ˌɛn(t)əˈkɑndrəl/ Anatomy situated or occurring within cartilage. ΚΠ 1889 A. Macalister Text-bk. Human Anat. 38 The mesoblastic tissue..is replaced by bone in either of two ways, which are called respectively ectochondral and entochondral ossification. entocodon n. Brit. /ˌɛntə(ʊ)ˈkəʊdɒn/ , U.S. /ˌɛn(t)əˈkoʊd(ə)n/ , /ˌɛn(t)əˈkoʊˌdɑn/ (see quot.). ΚΠ 1888 G. Rolleston & W. H. Jackson Animal Life 747 The bell and velum are formed..from an entocodon or ectodermic thickening. entocoele n. Brit. /ˈɛntə(ʊ)siːl/ , U.S. /ˈɛn(t)əˌsil/ Zoology that portion of the gut-cavity of certain polyps which lies between a pair of mesenteries (see quot. 1885). ΚΠ 1885 G. H. Fowler in Q. Jrnl. Microsc. Sci. XXV. 578 For the chambers (Radialtaschen, Loges,) into which the cœlenteron is periaxially divided by the mesenteries, I am compelled to coin new names; to those chambers which lie between a ‘pair’ of mesenteries the term entocœle is applied..; to those chambers of which one lies between every two pairs of mesenteries the term exocœle. 1902 Trans. Linn. Soc. Oct. 304 The appearance of a new mesenterial pair is followed very closely by the outgrowth of a tentacle from its entocœle. 1963 L. A. Borradaile & F. A. Potts Invertebrata (ed. 4) v. 182 In the typical sea-anemone..and in coral polyps..the secondary mesenteries..are situated in the spaces between two adjacent pairs (exocoeles), never between two members of a pair (entocoeles). entocoelic adj. Brit. /ˌɛntə(ʊ)ˈsiːlɪk/ , U.S. /ˌɛn(t)əˈsilɪk/ ΚΠ 1888 Q. Jrnl. Microsc. Sci. 28 5 The tentacles are probably entocœlic only. 1902 Trans. Linn. Soc. Oct. 304 The tentacles are outgrowths of both the entocœlic and exocœlic mesenterial chambers. entocondyloid adj. Brit. /ˌɛntə(ʊ)ˈkɒndᵻlɔɪd/ , U.S. /ˌɛn(t)əˈkɑndəˌlɔɪd/ (see quot.). [ < ento- + ancient Greek κόνδυλος knuckle (see condyle n.) + -oid suffix.] ΚΠ 1854 R. Owen in Circle of Sci. (c1865) II. 74/1 The inner of the two cavities for the condyles..is the ‘entocondyloid’ cavity. 1854 R. Owen Struct. Skeleton & Teeth in Orr's Circle Sci.: Org. Nature I. 254 The brachial artery pierces the entocondyloid ridge. entocuneiform adj. Brit. /ˌɛntə(ʊ)ˈkjuːn(ɪ)ᵻfɔːm/ , /ˌɛntə(ʊ)kjuːˈniːᵻfɔːm/ , /ˌɛntə(ʊ)kjuːˈneɪᵻfɔːm/ , U.S. /ˌɛn(t)əˌkjuˈniəˌfɔrm/ , /ˌɛn(t)oʊˌkjuˈniəˌfɔrm/ , /ˌɛn(t)əˈkjun(i)əˌfɔrm/ (see quot. and cuneiform adj. and n.). ΚΠ 1854 R. Owen in Circle of Sci. (c1865) II. 81/2 The entocuneiform bone. 1873 St. G. Mivart Lessons Elem. Anat. v. 186 Of the three cuneiform bones, the innermost, the ento-cuneiform is the largest. entocyst n. Brit. /ˈɛntə(ʊ)sɪst/ , U.S. /ˈɛn(t)əˌsɪst/ (see quot. and cyst n.). ΚΠ 1884 New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon Entocyst, the inner layer of the cuticular envelope of the Polyzoa. entoderm n. Brit. /ˈɛntə(ʊ)dəːm/ , U.S. /ˈɛn(t)əˌdərm/ the outer layer of the blastoderm, also called hypoblast. [After German Entoderm (1846 or earlier).] ΚΠ 1879 tr. E. Haeckel Evol. Man I. iii. 67 The lower, which forms the organs of digestion and reproduction, Huxley called the Entoderm, or Inner-layer. 1892Entoderm [see entoblast n.]. entodermal adj. Brit. /ˌɛntə(ʊ)ˈdəːml/ , U.S. /ˌɛn(t)əˈdərm(ə)l/ = endodermal adj. at endoderm n. Derivatives. ΚΠ 1884 A. Sedgwick & F. G. Heathcote tr. C. Claus Elem. Text-bk. Zool.: Protozoa to Insecta iii. 100 The entodermal lining of the gastro-vascular canals. entodermic adj. Brit. /ˌɛntə(ʊ)ˈdəːmɪk/ , U.S. /ˌɛn(t)əˈdərmɪk/ = endodermic adj. at endoderm n. Derivatives. ΚΠ 1886 A. H. Buck Ref. Handbk. Med. Sci. III. 172/1 The division of the margin of the ectodermal disk into two parts, one resting directly on the entodermic yoke. entogastric adj. Brit. /ˌɛntə(ʊ)ˈɡastrɪk/ , U.S. /ˌɛn(t)əˈɡæstrɪk/ [see gastric adj.] pertaining to the interior of the stomach or of the gastric cavity. ΚΠ 1877 T. H. Huxley Man. Anat. Invertebrated Animals iii. 150 The details of this process of entogastric gemmation have been traced by Haeckel in Carmarina hastata. entoglossal adj. Brit. /ˌɛntə(ʊ)ˈɡlɒsl/ , U.S. /ˌɛn(t)əˈɡlɔs(ə)l/ , /ˌɛn(t)əˈɡlɑs(ə)l/ a term applied to one of the bones of the hyoidean arch in some fishes, which supports the tongue. ΚΠ 1878 F. J. Bell & E. R. Lankester tr. C. Gegenbaur Elements Compar. Anat. 472 The rudimentary first arch fuses to form the so-called entoglossal bone. entomere n. Brit. /ˈɛntə(ʊ)mɪə/ , U.S. /ˈɛn(t)əˌmɪ(ə)r/ Embryology each of the more granular cells produced by segmentation of the primitive ovum. ΚΠ 1890 J. S. Billings National Med. Dict. I. 455/1 Entomere. entometatarse n. Brit. /ˌɛntə(ʊ)ˈmɛtətɑːs/ , U.S. /ˌɛn(t)əˈmɛdəˌtɑrs/ the bones between the tarsus and the toes. ΚΠ 1854 R. Owen in Circle of Sci. (c1865) II. 74/1 One [process], called the ‘entocalcaneal’, projects from below the entocondyloid cavity, and from the back part of the upper end of the entometatarse. entoparasite n. Brit. /ˌɛntə(ʊ)ˈparəsʌɪt/ , U.S. /ˌɛn(t)əˈpɛrəˌsaɪt/ (see quot. 1861). [Compare French entoparasite (1847 or earlier), German Entoparasit (1827 or earlier).] ΚΠ 1861 R. T. Hulme tr. C. H. Moquin-Tandon Elements Med. Zool. ii. vii. 324 Some writers have proposed to call them [Entozoa] Ento-parasites. 1876 C. H. Davis Narr. North Polar Exped. Ship Polaris App. 653 All the animals should be examined for ecto- and ento-parasites. entoparasitic adj. Brit. /ˌɛntə(ʊ)parəˈsɪtɪk/ , U.S. /ˌɛn(t)əˌpɛrəˈsɪdɪk/ , /ˌɛn(t)oʊˌpɛrəˈsɪdɪk/ ΚΠ 1861 H. Macmillan Footnotes from Nature 167 Animals of feeble vitality..are rarely, if ever, free from these ento-parasitic plants. entoperipheral adj. Brit. /ˌɛntə(ʊ)pᵻˈrɪf(ə)rəl/ , /ˌɛntə(ʊ)pᵻˈrɪf(ə)rl̩/ , U.S. /ˌɛn(t)əpəˈrɪf(ə)rəl/ , /ˌɛn(t)oʊpəˈrɪf(ə)rəl/ (see quot. and peripheral adj. and n.). ΚΠ 1870 H. Spencer Princ. Psychol. (ed. 2) I. ii. vii. 250 Those [feelings] internally initiated, which we may conveniently call ento-peripheral. entophyte n. Brit. /ˈɛntə(ʊ)fʌɪt/ , U.S. /ˈɛn(t)əˌfaɪt/ a plant growing within the substance of other plants or animals. [Compare scientific Latin entophyta (1816 or earlier), French entophyte, German Entophyt (both 1817 or earlier).] ΚΠ 1861 H. Macmillan Footnotes from Nature 167 Upwards of ten species of entophytes have already been discovered parasitic upon man. entophytic adj. Brit. /ˌɛntə(ʊ)ˈfɪtɪk/ , U.S. /ˌɛn(t)əˈfɪdɪk/ ΚΠ 1849–52 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. IV. i. 118/1 This substance [White Thrush] is in part ento~phytic. 1861 H. Macmillan Footnotes from Nature 227 Entophytic fungi spring from beneath the cuticle of living plants. entoplastral adj. Brit. /ˌɛntə(ʊ)ˈplastr(ə)l/ , U.S. /ˌɛn(t)əˈplæstrəl/ pertaining to the entoplastron. ΚΠ 1895 R. Lydekker Royal Nat. Hist. V. 77 Owing to the absence of the unpaired entoplastral bone. entoplastron n. Brit. /ˌɛntə(ʊ)ˈplastr(ə)n/ , U.S. /ˌɛn(t)əˈplæstrən/ in turtles (see quot. 1871). ΚΠ 1871 T. H. Huxley Man. Anat. Vertebrated Animals v. 202 The entoplastron and the two epiplastra correspond with the median and lateral thoracic plates of the Labyrinthodont Amphibia. entopterygoid adj. Brit. /ˌɛntə(ʊ)(p)ˈtɛrᵻɡɔɪd/ , U.S. /ˌɛn(t)ə(p)ˈtɛrəˌɡɔɪd/ (see quot.). ΚΠ 1854 R. Owen in Circle of Sci. (c1865) II. 79/1 The entopterygoids. 1880 A. Günther Introd. Study of Fishes 55 The entopterygoid, an oblong and thin bone attached to the inner border of the palatine and pterygoid. entoptic adj. Brit. /ɛnˈtɒptɪk/ , /ᵻnˈtɒptɪk/ , U.S. /ɛnˈtɑptɪk/ , /ᵻnˈtɑptɪk/ relating to the appearance of the different internal structures of the eye. [After German entoptisch (1814 or earlier).] ΚΠ 1876 J. Bernstein Five Senses 80 All such phenomena are called entoptic, because they deal with the perceptions of the internal portions of the eye. 1876 Catal. Special Loan Coll. Sci. Apparatus S. Kensington Mus. 551 Apparatus to determine the position of entoptic objects—in the humours of the eye. entoptics n. Brit. /ɛnˈtɒptɪks/ , /ᵻnˈtɒptɪks/ , U.S. /ɛnˈtɑptɪks/ , /ᵻnˈtɑptɪks/ (see quot.). ΚΠ 1864 Reader 2 July 11 The light that enters the eye may, under certain conditions, cause one to see objects that exist within the eye-ball; and an investigation of these conditions is called Entoptics. entosclerite n. Brit. /ˌɛntə(ʊ)ˈsklɪərʌɪt/ , /ˌɛntə(ʊ)ˈsklɛrʌɪt/ , U.S. /ˌɛn(t)əˈsklɛˌraɪt/ Entomology an internal sclerite. ΚΠ 1902 Proc. Zool. Soc. 17 June 174 From the middle of its area arises a stout, hooked entosclerite, which projects backwards into the cavity of the prosoma. entoseptum n. Brit. /ˌɛntə(ʊ)ˈsɛptəm/ , U.S. /ˌɛn(t)əˈsɛptəm/ in corals, a septum developed interiorly. ΚΠ 1885 G. H. Fowler in Q. Jrnl. Microsc. Sci. XXV. 578 The septa lying in these two classes of chambers are similarly called exosepta and entosepta. 1903 Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. Feb. 147 The union of the entoseptum within each pair of the second cycle mesenteries with the adjoining exosepta. entosolenian adj. Brit. /ˌɛntə(ʊ)səˈliːnɪən/ , U.S. /ˌɛn(t)əsəˈliniən/ having an internal neck. ΚΠ 1897 Smithsonian Rep. (Nat. Mus.) (1899) 306 Lagena Globosa..aperture leading into a short internal neck (entosolenian). entosternal adj. Brit. /ˌɛntə(ʊ)ˈstəːnl/ , U.S. /ˌɛn(t)əˈstərn(ə)l/ pertaining to the entosternum or median piece of the sternum or breastbone, very largely developed in birds. [After French entosternal (1818 or earlier).] ΚΠ 1835–6 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. I. 284/1 A middle one [i.e. centre] which supports the keel, termed..the entosternal. 1854 R. Owen in Circle of Sci. (c1865) II. 69/2 The median piece of the plastron, called ‘entosternal’, answers to the sternum of the crocodile. entosternite n. Brit. /ˌɛntə(ʊ)ˈstəːnʌɪt/ , U.S. /ˌɛn(t)əˈstərˌnaɪt/ Anatomy an internal fibro-cartilaginous plate giving support to a series of muscles in various arthropods. ΚΠ 1884 E. R. Lankester in Q. Jrnl. Microsc. Sci. XXI. 547 In order to make a close comparison of these Entosternites, it will be necessary to determine exactly the insertions of the muscles to which they give origin. 1888 G. Rolleston & W. H. Jackson Forms Animal Life (ed. 2) 526 An entosternite or chitinoid fibro-cellular plate. 1902 Nature 25 Sept. 529 The entosternite of Mygale. entosternum n. Brit. /ˌɛntə(ʊ)ˈstəːnəm/ , U.S. /ˌɛn(t)əˈstərnəm/ Entomology an internal process or system of processes of the sternum of an arthropod. [ < scientific Latin entosternum (1821 or earlier) < ento- ento- + sternum sternum n.] ΚΠ 1902 Encycl. Brit. XXV. 527/2 The affinity between Limulus and the Arachnids, indicated by the presence of a free suspended entosternum or plastron or entosternite in both. entotic adj. Brit. /ɛnˈtɒtɪk/ , /ᵻnˈtɒtɪk/ , U.S. /ɛnˈtɑdɪk/ , /ᵻnˈtɑdɪk/ pertaining to or occurring in the inner ear. [After German entotisch (1865 or earlier).] ΚΠ 1878 M. Foster Text Bk. Physiol. (ed. 2) iii. iii. 457 Corresponding to entoptic phenomena there are various entotic phenomena. entotriceps n. Brit. /ɛnˈtɒtrᵻsɛps/ , /ᵻnˈtɒtrᵻsɛps/ , U.S. /ɛnˈtɑtrəˌsɛps/ , /ᵻnˈtɑtrəˌsɛps/ the inner head of the triceps muscle of the arm. ΚΠ 1882 B. G. Wilder & S. H. Gage Anat. Technol. 263 The origin of the middle division of the entotriceps. 1882 B. G. Wilder & S. H. Gage Anat. Technol. 266 The cephalic division of the entotriceps. entotrophous adj. Brit. /ɛnˈtɒtrəfəs/ , /ᵻnˈtɒtrəfəs/ , U.S. /ɛnˈtɑtrəfəs/ , /ᵻnˈtɑtrəfəs/ having the characteristics of the Entotrophi, a suborder of insects whose jaws seem sunk in the head. ΚΠ 1895 Cambr. Nat. Hist. V. 184 The family Japygidae is..entotrophous. entotympanic adj. Brit. /ˌɛntə(ʊ)tɪmˈpanɪk/ , U.S. /ˌɛn(t)oʊˌtɪmˈpænɪk/ situated within the tympanum or drum of the ear. ΚΠ 1881 St. G. Mivart Cat 65 An internal, much wider part, the ento-tympanic. Draft additions January 2010 entorhinal adj. Brit. /ˌɛntə(ʊ)ˈrʌɪnl/ , U.S. /ˌɛn(t)əˈraɪn(ə)l/ Anatomy †(a) designating the inner of two fissures bounding the olfactory lobe of the brain of certain mammals (obsolete rare); (b) designating the anterior portion of the parahippocampal gyrus, bounded laterally by the rhinal sulcus. ΚΠ 1868 R. Owen On Anat. Vertebr. III. xxviiii. 134 The ecto- and ento-rhinal fissures..run into each other where they form the groove lodging the slender ‘crus rhinencephali’ of the human brain. The cerebral folds thus marked out are the entorhinal, [etc.] 1934 Brain 57 524 The entorhinal region receives three types of afferent fibres all ending in the outer three layers [of the cortex]. 2006 Science 8 Sept. 1377/3 The earliest detectable sign of the disease [sc. Alzheimer's] is reduced metabolism in the entorhinal cortex, a region closely connected to the hippocampus. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < 1835
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