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ECTODERM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The outer germ layer that develops into skin and nervous tissue
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("ectoderm" is a kind of...):
germ layer ((embryology) any of the 3 layers of cells differentiated in embryos following gastrulation)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "ectoderm"):
neural tube (a tube of ectodermal tissue in the embryo from which the brain and spinal cord develop)
Derivation:
ectodermal; ectodermic (of or relating to the ectoderm)
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