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ectoblast

[ ek-tuh-blast ]

noun

Embryology.
  1. the ectoderm.


ectoblast

/ ˈɛəʊˌæ /

noun

  1. another name for ectoderm epiblast
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌ𳦳ٴˈپ, adjective
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Other yvlog Forms

  • t·t adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of ectoblast1

First recorded in 1860–65; ecto- + -blast
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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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