- ectental line
- the line of junction between the ectoderm and endoderm.
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ectental line
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Ectental — Ec*ten tal, a. [Gr. ekto s outside + ? inside.] (Biol.) Relating to, or connected with, the two primitive germ layers, the ectoderm and ectoderm; as, the ectental line or line of juncture of the two layers in the segmentation of the ovum. C. S.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ectental — Relating to both ectoderm and endoderm; denoting the line where these two layers join. SYN: ectoental. [G. ektos, outside, + entos, within] * * * ec·ten·tal (ek tenґtəl) [ect + ental] pertaining to the ectoderm and endoderm, and to their… … Medical dictionary
