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ectoderm

/'ɛktə,dɜrm/

Synonyms of ectoderm Antonyms of ectoderm Examples of ectoderm Usage of ectoderm Parts of ectoderm Definition that contains ectoderm Words sounding like ectoderm Explanation of ectoderm

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