ECTODERM


Meaning of ECTODERM in English

[ 'ɛktə(ʊ)də:m ]

■ noun Zoology & Embryology the outermost layer of cells or tissue of an embryo, or the parts derived from this (e.g. the epidermis).

Derivatives

~al adjective

Origin

C19: from ecto- + Gk derma 'skin'.

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