Ectoderm

Introduction: Ectoderm

Description of Ectoderm

Ectoderm: The outer layer of cells in the embryo, after establishment of the three primary germ layers (ectoderm, mesoderm, endoderm), the germ layer in contact with the amnionic cavity. SYN: ectoblast (1). [ecto- + G. derma, skin]
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Ectoderm: the outer germ layer that develops into skin and nervous tissue.
Source: WordNet 2.1

Ectoderm: outermost of the three germ layers of the embryo (the other two being mesoderm and endoderm); ectoderm gives rise to epidermis and neural tissue.
Source: CRISP

Ectoderm: The outer of the three germ layers of the embryo.
Source: MeSH 2007

Terms associated with Ectoderm:

Terms Similar to Ectoderm:

• exoderm
• ectoblast

Source - WordNet 2.1

More specific terms for Ectoderm:

• neural crest
• neural plate /tube

Source - CRISP

• neural tube

Source - WordNet 2.1

Broader terms for Ectoderm

• Germ Layers

Source - MeSH 2007

• germ layer

Source - CRISP

• germ layer

Source - WordNet 2.1

Hierarchical classifications of Ectoderm

The following list attempts to classify Ectoderm into categories where each line is subset of the next.

WordNet 2.1

• germ layer
• embryonic tissue
• animal tissue
• tissue
• body part
• part,piece
• thing
• entity

Source: WordNet 2.1

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Embryonic Structures
  • Embryo
    • Germ Layers
      • Ectoderm

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