ectoderm
noun
the outer germ layer in the embryo of a metazoan.
ectodermic
-
a word derived from
ectoderm.
Example Sentences
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The preponderating elements of the ectodermic layer are elongated columnar cells, each containing a nucleus, and bearing cilia at their free extremities.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 "Anjar" to "Apollo" by Various
When we come to the higher Metazoa, in which the sensory functions and their organs are more advanced, we find a division of labour among the ectodermic cells.
From The Evolution of Man — Volume 2 by Ernst Heinrich Philipp August Haeckel
They are originally single cells of ectodermic origin which sink below the epidermis and become connected with radiating muscular fibres.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 6 "Celtes, Konrad" to "Ceramics" by Various
The acoustic nerve is formed from ectodermic cells of the hind brain, and develops from the nervous structure that appears at its dorsal limit.
From The Evolution of Man — Volume 2 by Ernst Heinrich Philipp August Haeckel
Their skin is merely a layer of ciliated ectodermic cells.
From The Evolution of Man — Volume 2 by Ernst Heinrich Philipp August Haeckel
