noun

ectoblast

ectoblast · ectoblasts

The outer layer of the blastodermThe outer layer of the blastoderm; the ectoderm or epiblast.

Meaning

1 senses

(dated)The outer layer of the blastoderm; the ectoderm or epiblast.
the outer germ layer that develops into skin and nervous tissue

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From ecto- + -blast.

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plural: ectoblasts

Singular	ectoblast
Plural	ectoblasts

regular

2 synonyms

Close in meaning

the outer germ layer that develops into skin and nervous tissue:ectoderm exoderm

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