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Ectoderm

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ectoblastnoun(dated, biology) The outer layer of the blastoderm; the ectoderm or epiblast.

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ectoblastnoun(dated, biology) The outer layer of the blastoderm; the ectoderm or epiblast.
stomodealOf or pertaining to a stomodeum
endodermnoun(anatomy, biology) One of the three tissue layers in the embryo of a metazoan animal, which will produce through development, the digestive system of the adult.
exodermnounAn outer layer of skin.
ecteronnoun(obsolete, anatomy) The external layer of the skin and mucous membranes; epithelium; ecderon.
epiblastnoun(biology, embryology) The outer layer of a blastula that, after gastrulation, becomes the ectoderm.
protodermnoun(botany) the primary meristem from which the epidermis develops
mesoectodermnounAlternative form of mesectoderm. [The region involved in the separation of mesoderm and ectoderm]
cuticlenounThe strip of hardened skin at the base and sides of a fingernail or toenail.
ecderonnounAlternative form of ecteron. [(obsolete, anatomy) The external layer of the skin and mucous membranes; epithelium; ecderon.]
epitrichiumnounThe superficial layer of fetal epidermis; a membrane enveloping the embryo.
endodermisnoun(botany) In a plant stem or root, a cylinder of cells that separates the outer cortex from the central core. The endodermis controls flow of water and minerals within the plant. In most plants, this tissue is restricted to the roots.
ectomerenounAny of the blastomeres from which the ectoderm forms
hypodermanoun(zoology) An inner cellular layer which lies beneath the chitinous cuticle of arthropods, annelids, and some other invertebrates.
hypodermisnoun(anatomy) A subcutaneous layer of loose connective tissue containing fat cells, lying beneath the dermis.
epidermisnounThe outer, protective layer of the skin of vertebrates, covering the dermis
hypodermnounAlternative form of hypodermis. [An epidermal layer of cells that secretes an overlying chitinous cuticle, as in arthropods.]
epidermizationnounThe formation of the epidermis from underlying cells
trophectodermnoun(biology) The ectoderm from which the trophoblast develops.
embryophorenoun(biology) The outer cellular covering of the hexacanth embryo of a tapeworm that forms the inner part of the eggshell

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