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[syn: endoderm, entoderm, endoblast, entoblast, hypoblast]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Hypoblast \Hy"po*blast\, n. [Pref. hypo- + -blast.] (Biol.)
The inner or lower layer of the blastoderm; -- called also
endoderm, entoderm, and sometimes hypoderm. See Illust.
of Blastoderm, Delamination, and Ectoderm.
[1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Endoderm \En"do*derm\, n. [Endo- + Gr. ? skin.] (Biol.)
(a) The inner layer of the skin or integument of an animal.
(b) The innermost layer of the blastoderm and the structures
derived from it; the hypoblast; the entoblast. See
Illust. of Ectoderm. Endodermal
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
endoderm
n 1: the inner germ layer that develops into the lining of the
digestive and respiratory systems [syn: endoderm,
entoderm, endoblast, entoblast, hypoblast]