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perienteron
noun
peri·enteron
\¦perē+\
Definition of perienteron
: the space between the inner and outer gastrular walls of an embryo : the primitive body cavity —distinguished from archenteron
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Origin and Etymology of perienteron
New Latin, from peri- + enteron
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