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外胚葉 (gaihaiyou) Japanese meaning: ectoderm | Kotomora

外がい胚はい葉よう

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Meanings

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ectoderm

Biology term for the outermost germ layer in embryonic development, giving rise to skin, nervous system, etc.

外がい胚はい葉ようからは表ひょう皮ひや神しん経けい系けいが形

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The epidermis and nervous system are formed from the ectoderm.

Kanji

外outside
胚embryo
葉leaf, plane, lobe

Related words

内ない胚はい葉よう
Endoderm, the innermost germ layer, contrasting with ectoderm.
中ちゅう胚はい葉よう
Mesoderm, the middle germ layer, contrasting with ectoderm.

Built from

外がい+胚はい葉よう

Etymology

Compound of 外 (gai, 'outside') + 胚葉 (haiyō, 'germ layer'), a calque of the German Ektoderm or English ectoderm.