Look up: Ectoderm

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   ectoderm
   The outer basic layer of tissue in those animals with true tissues. In vertebrates, for instance, the embryonic ectoderm differentiates into the skin and also the nervous system.
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   Ectoderm
   see 'Germ layer'
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   Ectoderm
   the outer of the three cell layers which form, as the clump of early embryonic cells begins to differentiate. The ectoderm will form the epidermis of the skin and the nervous system. The other two layers are the mesoderm and the endoderm.
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   ectoderm
   [n] - the outer germ layer that develops into skin and nervous tissue
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   Ectoderm
   Ectoderm: One of the three primary germ cell layers (the other two being the mesoderm and endoderm) that make up the very early embryo. The ectoderm is the outermost of the three layers. It differentiates to give rise to many important tissues and structures including the outer layer of the skin and its appendages (the sweat glands, hair, and nails ...
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   ectoderm
   The outer of the three germ layers of the embryo (the other two being mesoderm and endoderm). Ectoderm gives rise to epidermis and neural tissue.
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   Ectoderm
   Ec'to·derm noun [ Ecto- + - derm .] (Biol.) (a) The outer layer of the blastoderm; epiblast. (b) The external skin or outer layer of an animal or plant, this being formed in an animal from the epiblast. See Illust. of Blastoderm .
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   ectoderm
   The outer of the three germ layers of the embryo (the other two being mesoderm and endoderm). Ectoderm gives rise to epidermis and neural tissue. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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   ectoderm
   exoderm noun the outer germ layer that develops into skin and nervous tissue
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    Ectoderm
    The `ectoderm` is the start of a tissue that covers the body surfaces. It emerges first and forms from the outermost of the germ layers.
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    ectoderm
    (ek´to-dәrm) the outermost of the three primary germ layers of the embryo; from it are derived the epidermis and epidermic tissues such as nails, hair, and glands of the skin; the nervous system; external sense organs such as the eye and ear; and the mucous membranes of the mouth and anus. adj., ectoder´mal,...
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    Ectoderm
    • (n.) The outer layer of the blastoderm; epiblast. • (n.) The external skin or outer layer of an animal or plant, this being formed in an animal from the epiblast. See Illust. of Blastoderm.
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    ectoderm
    the outermost of the three germ layers, or masses of cells, which appears early in the development of an animal embryo. In vertebrates, ectoderm ... [12 related articles]
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    ectoderm
    The outer layer of cells in the embryo, after establishment of the three primary germ layers (ectoderm, mesoderm, endoderm), the germ layer in contact with the amnionic cavity. Syn: ectoblast 1 [ecto- + G. derma, skin]
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    ectoderm
    One of three so-called germ layers of tissue formed in the early development of a fertilized ovum (egg). It is the outer layer of the blastula and later differentiates, in most animals, into a skin or shell, a nervous system, lining tissue, parts of some sense organs, and various other tissues. Othe...
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    Ectoderm
    One of three basic tissue types in the early embryo that forms from the outermost of the germ layers. As the ectoderm continues to develop, it will produce the skin, spinal cord, brain and nerves.
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    ectoderm
    ectoderm, layer of cells that covers the surface of an animal embryo after the process of gastrulation has occurred. This outer layer, together with the endoderm, or inner layer, is present in all early embryos. In the development of animals of the phyla Porifera, Ctenophora, and Cnidaria, these two...
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