archenteron

ar·chen·ter·on

A0406400 (är-kĕn′tə-rŏn′, -tər-ən)n. The central cavity of the gastrula, which ultimately becomes the intestinal or digestive cavity.

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ar′chen·ter′ic (är′kĕn-tĕr′ĭk) adj.

archenteron

(ɑːˈkɛntəˌrɒn) n (Anatomy) the cavity within an embryo at the gastrula stage of development that eventually becomes the digestive cavity[C19: from Greek arkhē beginning + enteron intestine] archenteric adj

arch•en•ter•on

(ɑrˈkɛn təˌrɒn)

n.
pl. -ter•a (-tər ə) the primitive enteron or digestive cavity of a gastrula. [1875–80] arch`en•ter′ic (-ˈtɛr ɪk) adj.

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archenteron - central cavity of the gastrula; becomes the intestinal or digestive cavitygastrula - double-walled stage of the embryo resulting from invagination of the blastula; the outer layer of cells is the ectoderm and the inner layer differentiates into the mesoderm and endodermblastopore - the opening into the archenteronbodily cavity, cavum, cavity - (anatomy) a natural hollow or sinus within the body