ectoderm
IPA: ˈɛktʌdɝm
noun
- (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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Examples of "ectoderm" in Sentences
- Hypohidrotic ectodermal dysplasia.
- Palmoplantar ectodermal dysplasia.
- It can be found in endoderm or ectoderm.
- Clouston's hidrotic ectodermal dysplasia.
- The ectoderm is the outer layer of the embryo.
- It is considered a kind of ectodermal dysplasia.
- Ectrodactyly ectodermal dysplasia cleft syndrome.
- It is formed by the secretion of BMP 4 by the ectoderm.
- A proctodeum is the back ectodermal part of an alimentary canal.
- The formation of the neural tube from the ectoderm is called Neurulation.
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