ECTODERM


Meaning of ECTODERM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈek-tə-ˌdərm ]

noun

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary

Date: 1859

1. : the outer cellular membrane of a diploblastic animal (as a jellyfish)

2.

a. : the outermost of the three primary germ layers of an embryo that is the source of various tissues and structures (as the epidermis, the nervous system, and the eyes and ears)

b. : a tissue (as neural tissue) derived from this germ layer

• ec·to·der·mal ˌek-tə-ˈdər-məl adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.