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germ layer

 
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–noun
one of the three primary embryonic cell layers.

Origin:
1875–80
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Germ Terminator Sanitizer
Is your toothbrush making you sick? Your brush is covered in germs!
www.germterminator.com
germ layer  
n.  Any of three cellular layers, the ectoderm, endoderm, or mesoderm, into which most animal embryos differentiate and from which the organs and tissues of the body develop through further differentiation.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Main Entry: germ layer
Function: noun
: any of the three primary layers of cells differentiated in most embryos during and immediately following gastrulation
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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germ layer n.
Any of the three primary cellular layers, the ectoderm, endoderm, or mesoderm, into which most animal embryos differentiate and from which the organs and tissues of the body develop.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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germ layer  
Any of three cellular layers, the ectoderm, endoderm, or mesoderm, into which most animal embryos differentiate in the gastrula stage and from which the organs and tissues of the body develop through further differentiation.
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