ectoblast
[
ek
-t
uh
-blast]
/ˈɛk təˌblæst/
noun
,
Embryology
1.
the ectoderm.
2.
epiblast
.
Origin
1860-65;
ecto-
+
-blast
Related forms
ectoblastic,
adjective
British Dictionary definitions for
ectoblast
ectoblast
/
ˈɛktəʊˌblæst
/
noun
1.
another name for
ectoderm
,
epiblast
Derived Forms
ectoblastic,
adjective
ectoblast
in Medicine
ectoblast
ec·to·blast (ěk'tə-blāst')
n.
See
ectoderm
.