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ECTODERMIC
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Dictionary entry overview: What does ectodermic mean?
• ECTODERMIC (adjective)
The adjective ECTODERMIC has 1 sense:
1. of or relating to the ectoderm
Familiarity information: ECTODERMIC used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to the ectoderm
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Synonyms:
ectodermal; ectodermic
Pertainym:
ectoderm (the outer germ layer that develops into skin and nervous tissue)
Derivation:
ectoderm (the outer germ layer that develops into skin and nervous tissue)
Context examples
A neuroglial cell of ectodermic origin having long, thin, infrequently branched cytoplasmic processes containing numerous fibrillar structures.
(Fibrous Astrocyte, NCI Thesaurus)
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