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noun
A collection of cells assembled during embryogenesis that eventually develop into all tissues and organs via organogenesis in animals.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: embryology, medicine, sciences
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noun
(embryology) any of the 3 layers of cells differentiated in embryos following gastrulation
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: embryonic tissue
Narrower terms: ectoderm, exoderm, ectoblast, mesoderm, mesoblast, endoderm, entoderm, endoblast, entoblast, hypoblast
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