ectoderm

English

Etymology

ecto- +‎ -derm

Noun

ectoderm (plural ectoderms)

(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

tissue layer in the embryo

Finnish: ektodermi (fi)
French: ectoderme (fr) m
Hungarian: ektoderma
Italian: ectoderma (it) f

Portuguese: ectoderme f
Russian: эктоде́рма (ru) f (ektodérma)
Spanish: ectodermo m

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