embryonic tissue

/ˈɛmbriˌɑnɪk ˌtɪʃu/

Other forms: embryonic tissues

Definitions of embryonic tissue

1. noun

   tissue in an embryo
   types:

   germ layer

   (embryology) any of the 3 layers of cells differentiated in embryos following gastrulation

   ectoblast, ectoderm, exoderm

   the outer germ layer that develops into skin and nervous tissue

   mesoblast, mesoderm

   the middle germ layer that develops into muscle and bone and cartilage and blood and connective tissue

   endoblast, endoderm, entoblast, entoderm, hypoblast

   the inner germ layer that develops into the lining of the digestive and respiratory systems

   type of:

   animal tissue

   the tissue in the bodies of animals