germ layer

noun

A collection of cells assembled during embryogenesis that eventually develop into all tissues and organs via organogenesis in animals.

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Meanings

noungerm layer (plural germ layers)

plural germ layers

  1. embryologyA collection of cells assembled during embryogenesis that eventually develop into all tissues and organs via organogenesis in animals.
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