Ectoderm

noun

Word Frequency: 0.6

Definitions

1.nounOutermost of the three tissue layers in the embryo of a metazoan animal. Through development, it will produce the epidermis (skin) and nervous system of the adult.

Synonyms

ectoblast stomodeal endoderm exoderm ecteron epiblast protoderm mesoectoderm cuticle ecderon epitrichium endodermis

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