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Ectoblast

Ec′to-blast

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Noun.
[
Ecto-
+ Gr. [GREEK] 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.

Definition 2024


ectoblast

ectoblast

English

Noun

ectoblast (plural ectoblasts)

  1. (dated, biology) the outer layer of the blastoderm; the ectoderm or epiblast

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