Definitions for enteron

enteron en·ter·on

Spelling: [en-tuh-ron, -ter-uh n]
IPA: /ˈɛn təˌrɒn, -tər ən/

Enteron is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 7 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 9 points.

You can make 101 anagrams from letters in enteron (eennort).

Definitions for enteron

noun

  1. the alimentary canal; the digestive tract.

Origin of enteron

1835-45; New Latin Greek énteron intestine

Examples for enteron

A reconstruction, plotted from transverse sections, of the enteron of an embryo of about the age of the one shown in figure 6.

The union of the allantois and the gut accounts for the elongated outline of the enteron in this section.

Because of the lack of properly fixed tissue no sections of the enteron of this stage were made.

The openings of the Wolffian ducts, wdo, are seen at the lower end of the section of the enteron.

The endoderm, on the other hand, gives rise to the lining of the enteron, and of the glands which open into it.

The first indication of the formation of the enteron is seen in the very early embryo shown, from the dorsal aspect, in figure 1.

This structure as has been noted above, is quite distinct from the other parts of the enteron.

The layers of its wall are much more fully differentiated than in the more anterior regions of the enteron.

An outline drawing, from the ventral aspect, of the enteron of an embryo of 20 cm.

The cells lining the Wolffian ducts are smaller than those lining the enteron.

Word Value for enteron
Scrable

7

Words with friends

9

Similar words for enteron
Word of the day