Definition of ectoblast Ectoblast

ec•to•blast

We found 6 definitions of ectoblast from 5 different sources.

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What does ectoblast mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

ectoblast - the outer germ layer that develops into skin and nervous tissue
  ectoderm, exoderm
  germ layer (embryology) any of the 3 layers of cells differentiated in embryos following gastrulation
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • ectoblast (n.)
    The outer layer of the blastoderm; the epiblast; the ectoderm.
  • ectoblast (n.)
    The outer envelope of a cell; the cell wall.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • ectoblast
    ek′to-blast, n. the outer wall of a cell.—adj. Ectoblas′tic

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