entodermal (ˌentoˈdermal) or entodermic (ˌentoˈdermic)
adjective
endoderm in British English
(ˈɛndəʊˌdɜːm) or entoderm
noun
the inner germ layer of an animal embryo, which gives rise to the lining of the digestive and respiratory tracts
See also ectoderm, mesoderm
Derived forms
endodermal (ˌendoˈdermal) or endodermic (ˌendoˈdermic) or entodermal (ˌentoˈdermal) or entodermic (ˌentoˈdermic)
adjective
entoderm in American English
(ˈentəˌdɜːrm)
noun
Embryology
endoderm
Derived forms
entodermal (ˌentəˈdɜːrməl)entodermic
adjective
Word origin
[1875–80; ento- + -derm]This word is first recorded in the period 1875–80. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Diaspora, authoritarian, knockabout, massage, weekender