Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Pertaining to the ectoderm; consisting of ectoderm: as, the ectodermal layer of a cœlenterate.

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  • adjective (Biol.) Of or relating to the ectoderm.

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  • adjective Of or pertaining to the ectoderm

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  • adjective of or relating to the ectoderm

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Examples

  • We continue: As development proceeds a movement of the cells takes place from the ectodermal sac into the constantly enlarging body (pl. 26, fig. 1).

    Archive 2009-01-01 AYDIN 2009

  • We continue:As development proceeds a movement of the cells takes place from the ectodermal sac into the constantly enlarging body pl. 26, fig.

    How a slug secretly makes its shell AYDIN 2009

  • The research was targeted at helping people with ectodermal dysplasia, an inherited condition that is characterised by the abnormal development of hair, skin, nails, teeth and sweat glands.

    Scientists Report Breakthrough in Cure for Baldness | Impact Lab 2006

  • Limbs are induced at particular boundaries of axial Hox gene expression, and the first recognizable sign of their formation is the appearance of a thickened epithelial bump, the apical ectodermal ridge AER.

    The Panda's Thumb: July 2006 Archives 2006

  • The remaining mesodermal tissue is then consistently shown in the same orange-red ignoring the overlap with the ectodermal derivatives noted above, but only until we get out to the extraembryonic mesoderm, which shows up in yet another, lighter shade of orange.

    Evolution of median fins - The Panda's Thumb 2006

  • Limbs are induced at particular boundaries of axial Hox gene expression, and the first recognizable sign of their formation is the appearance of a thickened epithelial bump, the apical ectodermal ridge AER.

    Generic bumps and recycled genetic cascades - The Panda's Thumb 2006

  • WALKER: Approximately one in 90,000 to 100,000 people with an ectrodactyly that shows up like this, but the ectodermal dysplasia family has a lot more people with various manifestations.

    CNN Transcript Dec 19, 2004 2004

  • WALKER: Approximately one in 90,000 to 100,000 people with an ectrodactyly that shows up like this, but the ectodermal dysplasia family has a lot more people with various manifestations.

    CNN Transcript Jun 3, 2004 2004

  • But when I had the blood drawn to join the Human Genome Project to isolate where ectrodactyly comes from, it was interesting to learn that in fact it's part of a larger family, including the ectodermal dysplasia, of which there are many.

    CNN Transcript Jun 3, 2004 2004

  • But when I had the blood drawn to join the Human Genome Project to isolate where ectrodactyly comes from, it was interesting to learn that in fact it's part of a larger family, including the ectodermal dysplasia, of which there are many.

    CNN Transcript Dec 19, 2004 2004

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