Definitions for ectodermˈɛk təˌdɜrm
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ec•to•dermˈɛk təˌdɜrm(n.)
the outer germ layer in the embryo of a metazoan.
Category: Developmental Biology
Origin of ectoderm:
1860–65
ec`to•der•moi′dal-dərˈmɔɪd l(adj.)
Princeton's WordNet
ectoderm, exoderm, ectoblast(noun)
the outer germ layer that develops into skin and nervous tissue
Wiktionary
ectoderm(Noun)
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.
Webster Dictionary
Ectoderm(noun)
the outer layer of the blastoderm; epiblast
Ectoderm(noun)
the external skin or outer layer of an animal or plant, this being formed in an animal from the epiblast. See Illust. of Blastoderm
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Ectoderm
The outer of the three germ layers of an embryo.
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