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Ectoblast

Ectoblast Meaning & Definition
Ectoblast Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Ectoblast?

[n] the outer germ layer that develops into skin and nervous tissue

Synonyms | Synonyms for Ectoblast: ectoderm | exoderm

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See Also | germ layer | neural tube

Ectoblast In Webster's Dictionary

\Ec"to*blast\, n. [Ecto- + Gr. ? bud, germ.] (Biol.) (a) The outer layer of the blastoderm; the epiblast; the ectoderm. (b) The outer envelope of a cell; the cell wall. --Agassiz.

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