ˈsplaŋknəˌplu̇(ə)r noun
( -s )
Etymology: New Latin splanchnopleura, from splanchno- + -pleura
: a layer of tissue consisting of the inner of the two layers into which the lateral plate of the mesoderm splits in the embryo of a craniate vertebrate together with the endoderm internal to it and forming most of the walls and substance of the visceral organs — compare somatopleure
• splanch·no·pleu·ric | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|plu̇rik adjective