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Ecteron

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ecderonnounAlternative form of ecteron. [(obsolete, anatomy) The external layer of the skin and mucous membranes; epithelium; ecderon.]
exodermnounAn outer layer of skin.
ectodermnoun(biology) The outermost of the three tissue layers in the embryo of a metazoan animal, which produces through development, the epidermis (skin) and nervous system of the adult.
cuticlenounThe strip of hardened skin at the base and sides of a fingernail or toenail.
epitrichiumnounThe superficial layer of fetal epidermis; a membrane enveloping the embryo.
epicuticlenoun(biology) The outermost portion of the cuticle of an arthropod or plant.
endocuticlenoun(biology) The inner, elastic layer of the cuticle of an insect
hypodermnounAlternative form of hypodermis. [An epidermal layer of cells that secretes an overlying chitinous cuticle, as in arthropods.]
hypodermisnoun(anatomy) A subcutaneous layer of loose connective tissue containing fat cells, lying beneath the dermis.
elytrumnounAlternative form of elytron. [A sheath or outer covering, especially around the spinal cord or over the hindwings of certain insects.]
exotheciumnoun(botany) The outer layer of the anther.
epidermologynounA branch of cosmetic science specialising in the treatment of the skin.
elytronnounA sheath or outer covering, especially around the spinal cord or over the hindwings of certain insects.
epidermanounAny abnormal outgrowth from the epidermis.
exocuticlenounThe layer between the epicuticle and the endocuticle of an insect
arthrodermnoun(zoology, obsolete, rare) The exoskeleton of an arthropod.
exotheliumnoun(anatomy) A layer of flattened epithelial cells around an organ.
perionyxnoun(anatomy) The epidermis bordering a nail.
dermatogennoun(botany) Nascent epidermis, or external cuticle of plants in a forming condition.
ectoblastnoun(dated, biology) The outer layer of the blastoderm; the ectoderm or epiblast.

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