ectoblast
Americannoun
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- ectoblastic adjective
Etymology
Origin of ectoblast
Example Sentences
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This process goes on till all the cells are so filled by the mesoblast, with its myriad brood of cells, that the outer sac or ectoblast becomes a mere halo around it.
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In the gastrula stage, the segmentation cavity in which the mesoblast is formed lies between the entoblast and ectoblast.
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The former is often also called the ectoblast, or epiblast, and the latter the endoblast, or hypoblast.
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