[ 'ɛndə(ʊ)də:m ]
■ noun Zoology & Embryology the innermost layer of cells or tissue of an embryo, or the parts derived from this (e.g. the lining of the gut).
Derivatives
~al adjective
Origin
C19: from endo- + Gk derma 'skin'.
[ 'ɛndə(ʊ)də:m ]
■ noun Zoology & Embryology the innermost layer of cells or tissue of an embryo, or the parts derived from this (e.g. the lining of the gut).
Derivatives
~al adjective
Origin
C19: from endo- + Gk derma 'skin'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004