ectoderm

ec·to·derm

 (ĕk′tə-dûrm′)

n.

1. The outermost of the three primary germ layers of an embryo, from which the epidermis, nervous tissue, and, in vertebrates, sense organs develop.

2. The outer layer of a diploblastic animal, such as a jellyfish.

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ec′to·der′mal, ec′to·der′mic adj.

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ectoderm

(ˈɛktəʊˌdɜːm) or

exoderm

n

(Biology) the outer germ layer of an animal embryo, which gives rise to epidermis and nervous tissue. See also mesoderm, endoderm

ˌectoˈdermal, ˌectoˈdermic adj

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ec•to•derm

(ˈɛk təˌdɜrm)

n.

the outer germ layer in the embryo of a metazoan.

[1860–65]

ec`to•der′mal, ec`to•der′mic, adj.

ec`to•der•moi′dal (-dərˈmɔɪd l) adj.

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ectoderm

An embryo’s outer germ layer, which develops into structures including the brain and skin. See endoderm,mesoderm

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Noun

1.

ectoderm - the outer germ layer that develops into skin and nervous tissue ectoblast, exoderm germ layer - (embryology) any of the 3 layers of cells differentiated in embryos following gastrulation neural tube - a tube of ectodermal tissue in the embryo from which the brain and spinal cord develop

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Translations

ectoderma

ec·to·derm

n. ectodermo, la capa más externa del embrión.

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