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endoderm

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • General-American: /ˌen.doʊˈdɝː.m/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

One of the three tissue layers in the embryo of a metazoan animal, which will produce through development, the digestive system of the adult.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: anatomy, biology, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

the inner germ layer that develops into the lining of the digestive and respiratory systems

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: entoderm, endoblast, entoblast, hypoblast

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: germ layer

History

Etymology

From endo- + -derm.

Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: endoderma — tissue layer in the embryo
  • Esperanto: endodermo — tissue layer in the embryo
  • Finnish: endodermi — tissue layer in the embryo
  • French: endoderme — tissue layer in the embryo
  • German: Entoderm — tissue layer in the embryo
  • Hungarian: endoderma — tissue layer in the embryo
  • Māori: kiriroto — tissue layer in the embryo
  • Polish: endoderma — tissue layer in the embryo
  • Polish: entoblast — tissue layer in the embryo
  • Portuguese: endoderma — tissue layer in the embryo
  • Portuguese: endoderme — tissue layer in the embryo
  • Romanian: endoderm — tissue layer in the embryo
  • Russian: эндоде́рма (endodérma) — tissue layer in the embryo
  • Spanish: endodermo — tissue layer in the embryo