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ectoderm

/'ɛktə,dɜrm/

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noun
the outer germ layer that develops into skin and nervous tissue
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ectoblast exoderm

type of:
germ layer

Definition that contains ectoderm

ectodermal of or relating to the ectoderm
ectodermic of or relating to the ectoderm
neural tube a tube of ectodermal tissue in the embryo from which the brain and spinal cord develop
gastrula double-walled stage of the embryo resulting from invagination of the blastula; the outer layer of cells is the ectoderm and the inner layer differentiates into the mesoderm and endoderm