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外胚层

wài pēi céngdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
ectoderm (cell lineage in embryology)
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-1389be1816ec9954. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

外胚層 外胚层 [wai4 pei1 ceng2] /ectoderm (cell lineage in embryology)/

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Other forms in these source records: 外胚層

  • 外
    wài

    outside / in addition / foreign / external

  • 胚
    pēi

    embryo

  • 层
    céng

    to pile on top of one another / layer / stratum / floor (of a building) / story / (math.) sheaf / classifier for layers

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.