- another name for ectoderm
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ec•to•derm
(ek′tə dûrm′),USA pronunciation n. [Embryol.]
ec′to•der′mal, ec′to•der′mic, adj.
ec•to•der•moi•dal
(ek′tō dər moid′l),USA pronunciation adj.
- Developmental Biologythe outer germ layer in the embryo of a metazoan. Also called ectoblast.
- 1860–65; ecto- + -derm
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