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ecto- +‎ -derm

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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.

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Borrowed from French ectoderme.

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ectoderm n (plural ectoderme)

  1. ectoderm

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