ectoderm

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Noun

ectoderm (plural ectoderms)

1. (biology) Outermost of the three tissue layers in the embryo of a metazoan animal. Through development, it will produce the epidermis (skin) and nervous system of the adult.

Translations

• French: ectoderme
• Italian: ectoderma
• Portuguese: ectoderme
• Russian: эктоде́рма
• Spanish: ectodermo

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