ectoblast etymology

English word ectoblast comes from English -blast (An immature cell or tissue.), English ecto- (Outside.)

Detailed word origin of ectoblast

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
-blast English (eng) An immature cell or tissue.
ecto- English (eng) Outside.
ectoblast English (eng) (dated, biology) The outer layer of the blastoderm; the ectoderm or epiblast.

Words with the same origin as ectoblast

Descendants of -blast
ameloblast ameloblastin ameloblastoma cardioblast cytotrophoblast embryoblast erythroblast haematoblast haemoblast hematoblast hepatoblastic hypoblastic idioblast leucoblast leukoblast macroblast megakaryoblast megakaryoblastic megaloblast monoblast odontoblast parablast retinoblast sarcoblast trophoblastic
Descendants of ecto-
ectethmoid ectobronchium ectocervical ectocervix ectocornea ectocranial ectoenzyme ectogenesis ectogenous ectokinase ectomesocuneiform ectonucleoside ectonucleotide ectoperitrophic ectophosphodiesterase ectophytic ectoplacental ectoplast ectostylid ectosylvian ectosymbiont ectosymbiotic ectotherm ectozoon