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ectoderm

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.97 in modern English

Syllables
ec-to-derm
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The outermost of the three tissue layers in the embryo of a metazoan animal, which produces through development, the epidermis (skin) and nervous system of the adult.

Etymology

From ecto- + -derm.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

ectoderms (plural)

Derived Forms

ectodermal ectodermic ectodermosis ectomorph ectomorphic mesectoderm mesoectoderm neurectoderm neuroectoderm trophectoderm

Frequently Paired Words

endoderm mesoderm

Synonyms

exoderm ectoblast

Questions

What does ectoderm mean?
The outermost of the three tissue layers in the embryo of a metazoan animal, which produces through development, the epidermis (skin) and nervous system of the adult.
Where does ectoderm come from?
From ecto- + -derm.

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